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Definition of simper verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

simper

verb

NAmE//ˈsɪmpər//

[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they simper

he / she / it simpers

past simple simpered

-ing form simpering

to smile in a silly and annoying way a silly simpering girl He just simpered at me. + speech “You're such a darling,” she simpered.

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simper noun [singular]

simperingly

NAmE//ˈsɪmpərɪŋli//

adverbSee simper in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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