smirking

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smirking

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of smirk

noun smirkings

  1. The act of one who smirks. […] I noticed a peculiar fluttering amongst the girls. On inquiring the reason of their mysterious gigglings and smirkings, I found that there was to be a wedding.

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@misc{smirking_2026,
  title = {smirking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/smirking},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}