simper

🇺🇸 /ˈsɪmpər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsɪmpə(r)/
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Tags RARE
noun
R

A silly and fake smile.

She gave me a simper when she asked for a favor.

verb
R

To smile in a silly and fake way.

She simpered at the teacher to get an extension on her homework.

translation

n. A silly and fake smile.
v. To smile in a silly and fake way.

Word Forms

3rd Present simpers
Past simpered
Perfect simpered
Progressive simpering
Plural simpers