mouthing vs smirk

mouthing

noun
  • The act of forming a shape with the mouth, especially as part of sign language. 

  • Ranting; passionate speech devoid of meaning. 

smirk

noun
  • A forced or affected smile. 

  • An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied, conceited or scornful. 

verb
  • To smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous. 

How often have the words mouthing and smirk occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )