Wry smile
She: "My dream is to become a teacher someday"
He: "Do you think you're smart enough for that?"
She looked at him, offended. But then a wry smile crossed his lips/face, revealing he was just joking.
- Is a wry smile suiting here to reveal a sarcastic joke or is it another kind of smile I'm looking for?
- What is the difference between a smile crossing one's lips and face?
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revealing he was just joking " explains what wry means. It wouldn't be sarcastic because he is expressing that he was just joking. It was a small smile with a hint in his eyes, maybe, that showed the positive emotions he wanted to demonstrate to her.
- revealing he was just joking " explains what wry means.
- It wouldn't be sarcastic because he is expressing that he was just joking.
- It was a small smile with a hint in his eyes, maybe, that showed the positive emotions he wanted to demonstrate to her.
- I don't know why you have "lips/face" together with a slash.
- Are you supposed to choose the right one?
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The context clue "...revealing he was just joking" explains what wry means. It wouldn't be sarcastic because he is expressing that he was just joking. It was a small smile with a hint in his eyes, maybe, that showed the positive emotions he wanted to demonstrate to her.
I don't know why you have "lips/face" together with a slash. Are you supposed to choose the right one? I
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