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Smirk
A smirk is a smile evoking insolence, scorn, or offensive smugness, falling into the category of what Desmond Morris described as Deformed-compliment Signals.A smirk may also be an affected, ingratiating smile, as in Mr Bennet’s description of Mr Wickham as making smirking love to all his new in-laws in the novel Pride and Prejudice.
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Grin (noun)
A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.
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Grin (noun)
A snare; a gin.
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Grin (verb)
To smile, parting the lips so as to show the teeth.
“Why do you grin?”
“Did I say something funny?”
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Grin (verb)
To express by grinning.
“She grinned pleasure at his embarrassment.”
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Grin (verb)
To show the teeth, like a snarling dog.
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Grin (verb)
To grin as part of producing a particular facial expression, such as a smile or sneer.
“He grinned a broad smile when I told him the result.”
“He grinned a cruel sneer when I begged him to stop.”
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Smirk (noun)
an uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied or scornful
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Smirk (noun)
a forced or affected smile; a simper
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Smirk (verb)
To smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous.
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Smirk (adjective)
smart; spruce; affected; simpering
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Grin (verb)
smile broadly
“Dennis appeared, grinning cheerfully”
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Grin (verb)
express with a broad smile
“‘My word,’ grinned the delighted man”
“she grinned her approval”
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Grin (verb)
grimace grotesquely so as to reveal the teeth
“the skull grinned back at him, its eye sockets dark and hollow”
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Grin (noun)
a broad smile
“a silly grin”
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Smirk (verb)
smile in an irritatingly smug, conceited, or silly way
“he smirked in triumph”
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Smirk (noun)
a smug, conceited, or silly smile
“Gloria pursed her mouth in a self-satisfied smirk”