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simper

[sim-per] / ˈsɪm pər /
VERB
smile coyly
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Like all the best confidence tricksters, Ripley reads people, each nervous twitch, each self-regarding simper, using every moment of weakness for his own gain.

From The Guardian • Apr. 28, 2018

He tweeted: "*blush* *giggle* *simper* - thank you very much, nice Golden Rose people."

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2015

Maybe we shouldn't snigger at the deferential newsreel interviewers who would simper "is there anything you want to say, Minister?"

From The Guardian • Jul. 20, 2013

Soon she and Vinny have established a playful rapport that causes Edgar to whimper and simper in jealousy.

From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2011

He couldn’t simper around these fools and still be what he was becoming for Naomi.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez




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