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Simper
01
a smug, coy, or artificially timid smile
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
simpers
Examples
She greeted him with a polite simper.
to simper
01
to smile in a self‑conscious, affected, or ingratiating way, sometimes with a hint of mockery or derision
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
simper
3rd person singular
simpers
Present participle
simpering
Past simple
simpered
Past participle
simpered
Examples
She simpered at the compliment, pretending to be shy.
Lexical Tree
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