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smerk

/smɜː(ɹ)k/

smerk is the dated form of smirk.

Meaning of smirk

Noun

smirk (plural smirks)

  1. An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied, conceited or scornful.
  2. A forced or affected smile.
    • The bride, all smirk and blush, had just entered.1814 July 7, [Walter Scott], Waverley; or, ’Tis Sixty Years Since. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co.; London...

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Forms of smerk

Noun
pluralsmerks
Verb
third-person singular presentsmerks
present participlesmerking
past participlesmerked
pastsmerked

Words that rhyme with smerk

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Questions about smerk

What is smerk the dated form of?
Smerk is the dated form of smirk.
How do you pronounce smerk?
Smerk is pronounced /smɜː(ɹ)k/.

Words near smerk in the dictionary

  1. Smeltzes
  2. Smenyak
  3. smerd
  4. smerds
  5. smerdy
  6. smerk
  7. smerked
  8. smerking
  9. smerks
  10. SMERSH
  11. SMEs

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