SMIRK, SMIRKING
ADJECTIVES
► SMICKERING smirking → 1930
NOUNS
► SMIRKLE a smirk; a smile; a suppressed laugh → 1825 Sc.
► SMIRTLE a smirk → 1801 Sc.
NOUNS – PERSON
► GRINSTER a person who smiles in a smirking manner → Bk1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
VERBS
► SMICKER to smirk; to smile fawningly; to grin → 1802 Sc. obs.
► SMIRKLE to smirk or smile; to giggle; to laugh in a suppressed manner → 1590 Sc.
► SMIRTLE to smile, to smirk → 1650 Sc.
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