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to simper

to simper

5 8.2
To smile in a shy, silly way that looks forced and not real
  • verb
  • /ˈsɪmpər/
translation icon : sonreír de manera afectada
  • Why, she was practically simpering at Rhett.

Examples

  • I can't stand people who whimper and simper and apologize!

    Copying Beethoven (2006)

  • Stop simpering!

    Cassandra's Dream (2007)

  • Am I not simpering hard enough?

    Miss Sloane (2016)

  • And I'm right about this simpering female.

    A Boy and His Dog (1975)

  • Girls don't have to simper around in white just because they're not married.

    Jezebel (1938)

  • Take his Google away, and all you're left with is a simpering fool with a whole host of issues.

    Blog text (24)

  • We're not a bunch of simpering apes here for your amusement.

    For Love or Money (1993)

  • "You're nothing but a monkey, a simpering toady to technology."

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Dwight slumps his shoulders, drops his chin, and looks up through his eyebrows, a simpering expression on his face.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • When she received the compliment, she simpered and looked away, trying to hide her embarrassment.

Antonyms

frown
54 1.0

A facial expression with the eyebrows pushed together showing dislike or worry

to sneer
39 5.6

Smile or speak to show you do not respect someone

How Insincere

to simper
5 8.2
to smirk
35 4.4
to smile
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

simper infinitive
simpered past
simpered past participle
simpering present participle
simpers third person singular

Etymology

To simper is to smile in a silly, shy, or not sincere way; a helpful way to remember it is to think of simple meaning 'foolish', so the action looks unsure or a little fake.