Smirking

Synonyms for "smirking" (82 found)

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Closest matches (17)

Noun(1 words)

banter bantering beaming beatific beatified blessed blissful booing capering catcalling chaffing cheerful cheery chirping dancing derisive

Strong matches (24)

derisory fleering flippancy flippantflushed with joyfooling gay glad glowing grinning happy hissing hooting jeering joshing joyful joyous kidding laughing leaping

Noun(4 words)

gringrin smuglyironic knowing

Related words (41)

leering levity mockery mocking panning purring quizzical radiant ragging railing raillery rallying razzing ridiculing roasting scoffing singing smartsmart aleckysmart ass

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smart-alecky smart-ass smiling sneering snickering sniggering snorting sparklingstarry eyedstarry-eyed taunting teasingthrice happytwitting

Noun(6 words)

mocking sarcastic smilesmile smuglysmirk smug

Verb(1 words)

simpered

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More general

10 entries

demeanor depictionemotional expressionexpressionfacial expressionfacial gesturemannernonverbal cueportrait smile

More specific

15 entries

arch grinarch smilebitter smilecondescending lookironic expressionironic smirkknowing grinmischievous smilemocking smilemocking smirksarcastic smilesarcastic smirksardonic grinself-satisfied smileself-serving smile

Collocations

11 entries

sarcastic smirkself-satisfied smileslight smirksmirk of contemptsmirking expressionsmirking facesmirking grinsmirking looksmirking mouthsubtle smirkwear a smirk

Inflections

4 entries

smirked smirkier smirkiest smirks

Derivations

7 entries

smirk smirked smirker smirkiness smirkingly smirks smirky

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

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What are you smirking at? Did something good happen?

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The smirking male clerk replied.

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You're smirking again.

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What are you smirking about?

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