2. Verb. (third-person singular of smirk) ¹
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Definition of Smirks
1. smirk [v] - See also: smirk
Lexicographical Neighbors of Smirks
Literary usage of Smirks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Imaginary Conversations by Walter Savage Landor (1883)
"And his distinction-stars, as one Not to be touched but looked upon, And smirks
askance, as who should say " I'd lay ..."
2. The Metropolitan (1837)
"Whenever he comes on the stage, he bows and smirks, and then smirks and bows
again; but never will attempt his dramatic part till his four well-trained and ..."
3. Dwight's Journal of Music by John Sullivan Dwight (1860)
"Talking about smirks, that Cortesi is great in that line. After the malediction
scene of Norma, the Christian inspiration of the final duct of ..."
4. Twenty-five Years of Detective Life by Jerome Caminada (1895)
"The shuffler smiles and smirks as before, and you depart without having obtained
a glimpse of his coin. Though he always receives you graciously and with ..."
5. Mentone, Cairo and Corfu by Constance Fenimore Woolson (1895)
"The bay ripples and smirks; it is so pretty that it knows it is pretty, and it
smirks accordingly. The town, stretching, with its gayly tinted houses, ..."
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