Collocations for "smirk"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "smirk" in context.
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smirk
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- a [triumphant, playful, sarcastic, self-satisfied, mischievous] smirk
- has a [triumphant] smirk in the photo
- am going to wipe that smirk off your face
- a smirk [appeared, formed, broke out] on his face
- [responded, answered, replied] with a smirk
- smirk [knowingly, mischievously, triumphantly]
- smirked at [her friend, him, the teacher]
- smirked to [her friend]
- smirk behind his back
- smirk with [satisfaction, glee, irony]
- smirk in [reply, response, triumph]
'smirk' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):