simper
verb (used without object)
to smile in a silly, self-conscious way.
are simpering
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present progressiveof simper.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But there they are, simpering a paltry patriotism, insipid as history and ridiculous as art.
From Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View by Price Collier
