quirk

IPA(Pronunciation)

/kwɜːk/

Verb

intransitive transitive archaic

(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) move with a wry jerk. / (transitive, architecture) To furnish with a quirk or channel. / (intransitive, archaic) To use verbal tricks or quibbles.

Japanese Meaning

不規則な、ひねりを効かせた動作をする、またはそのような動きを引き起こす / 建築用語として、溝やくい（チャネル）のようなものを設ける / 古風な用法で、言葉巧みに論点を操作する、もしくは口論を仕掛ける

What is this buttons?

She tends to quirk her mouth with a wry jerk whenever she's unsure.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は迷ったとき、口元をしかめるように小さくピクッと動かすことが多い。

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Sense（1）

(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) move with a wry jerk.

He quirked an eyebrow.

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Sense（2）

(transitive, architecture) To furnish with a quirk or channel.

Sense（3）

(intransitive, archaic) To use verbal tricks or quibbles.

I have stung her and wrung her,

The venom is working;—

And if you had hung her

With canting and quirking,

She could not be deader than she will be soon

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quirks

（ present singular third-person ）

quirking

（ participle present ）

quirked

（ participle past ）

quirked

（ past ）

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