Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to smirk
Participle: smirked
Gerund: smirking
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | smirk |
| you | smirk |
| he;she;it | smirks |
| we | smirk |
| you | smirk |
| they | smirk |
Perfect
| I | have smirked |
| you | have smirked |
| he;she;it | has smirked |
| we | have smirked |
| you | have smirked |
| they | have smirked |
Past
| I | smirked |
| you | smirked |
| he;she;it | smirked |
| we | smirked |
| you | smirked |
| they | smirked |
Pluperfect
| I | had smirked |
| you | had smirked |
| he;she;it | had smirked |
| we | had smirked |
| you | had smirked |
| they | had smirked |
Future
| I | will smirk |
| you | will smirk |
| he;she;it | will smirk |
| we | will smirk |
| you | will smirk |
| they | will smirk |
Future Perfect
| I | will have smirked |
| you | will have smirked |
| he;she;it | will have smirked |
| we | will have smirked |
| you | will have smirked |
| they | will have smirked |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | smirk |
| you | smirk |
| he;she;it | smirk |
| we | smirk |
| you | smirk |
| they | smirk |
Perfect
| I | have smirked |
| you | have smirked |
| he;she;it | have smirked |
| we | have smirked |
| you | have smirked |
| they | have smirked |
Imperfect
| I | smirked |
| you | smirked |
| he;she;it | smirked |
| we | smirked |
| you | smirked |
| they | smirked |
Pluperfect
| I | had smirked |
| you | had smirked |
| he;she;it | had smirked |
| we | had smirked |
| you | had smirked |
| they | had smirked |
Conditional
Present
| I | would smirk |
| you | would smirk |
| he;she;it | would smirk |
| we | would smirk |
| you | would smirk |
| they | would smirk |
Perfect
| I | would have smirked |
| you | would have smirked |
| he;she;it | would have smirked |
| we | would have smirked |
| you | would have smirked |
| they | would have smirked |
Imperative
| you | smirk |
| we | Let's smirk |
| you | smirk |
Verbs conjugated like 'smirk'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'smirk'
mirk,
shirk,
smerk,
smirt,
besmirk,
chirk,
dirk,
firk,
irk,
lirk,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. From Middle English smirken, from Old English smearcian (“to smile”), corresponding to smerian + -cian (English -k; compare talk and stalk from, respectively, tell and steal). The former element from Proto-Germanic *smarōną (“to mock, scoff at”), and the latter from Proto-Germanic *-kōną. Compare Middle High German smielen/smieren (“to smile”) ( > obsolete, rare German schmieren). Doublet of smile.
2. The specific meaning of a mocking or unpleasant, malicious smile or grin develops in Early Modern English, but until the 18th century, it could still be used to describe a generic smile. See: Old English '
smearcian', Proto-Germanic '
*smarōną', Middle High German '
smielen', German, old spelling '
schmieren'.
Verbs referencing "smirk"
English
smile.
Sample Sentences
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‘I should think it was, ma’am, ’ I rejoined. The old lady kissed her hand, gave another skip, smirked and sidled down the gallery in a most extraordinary manner, and ambled gracefully into her own bed-chamber.
(American Notes for General Circulation)