simper
verb (used without object)
to smile in a silly, self-conscious way.
had simpered
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past perfectof simper.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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She had simpered, had tried to laugh, and had then turned away her face.
From The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope
He had simpered and said his little nothings so like an ordinary gentleman during their ride, that his present brusqueness was quite a relief to her.
From The Bertrams by Anthony Trollope
The maids had simpered their timid "Good-night, sir," and were to bed.
From The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography by John St. Loe Strachey
In truth, he soon forgot himself entirely, and enjoyed her oddities with a relish, after the prim proprieties of the other young ladies who had simpered and sighed before him.
From Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story by Louisa May Alcott
