Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smerk

/smɜː(ɹ)k/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: smerk
IPA: /smɜː(ɹ)k/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dated form of smirk.

Dated

verb

Dated form of smirk.

Dated

Example Sentences

"“Ah! what a capital idea! then we shall pass for sisters. I dare say I have got some old thing or other that will match yours; but you had better tell me at once what you do mean to wear.” “A gown, a pair of gloves, and a smerk”; and with this heartless expression of nonchalance Lucy glided away and escaped the impending shower."

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

smerks (plural) smerks (present, singular) smerking (participle, present) smerked (participle, past) smerked (past)

Rhymes With

work good work manual work jerk clerk burke kirk orphan work dirk turk perk quirk

Questions

How do you pronounce smerk?: The recorded pronunciation is /smɜː(ɹ)k/.
What does smerk mean?: Dated form of smirk.

How to pronounce smerk

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