simper
verb (used without object)
to smile in a silly, self-conscious way.
simpers
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present tense formof simper (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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“You’ve been crying. That touches me,” he simpers.
From The Guardian ● May 5, 2018
"Hoyt was kind of shy about it, I think because of my fangs," she simpers.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2011
Ashley Moniz simpers and pouts satisfactorily as Velma’s camera-hogging offspring Amber.
From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2011
The way Zoe simpers with Stan is unbearable; she's either giving us a little moue or playfully hooking a finger between her teeth like a coquette from silent screen days.
From Time ● Apr. 23, 2010
He was sick of sitting here listening to Mr. Reardon bully his family with all these “hypotheticals,” all these simpers and smirks, cruel smiles and humorless laughs.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
