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simper
sim·per
[
símpər
]
verb
(
past and past participle
sim·pered
,
present participle
sim·per·ing
,
3rd person present singular
sim·pers
)
Definition:
1.
transitive verb
say something coyly:
to say something while smiling in an affected, coy, and usually irritating way
2.
intransitive verb
smile coyly:
to smile in an affected, coy, and usually irritating way
noun
(
plural
sim·pers
)
Definition:
coy smile:
an affected, coy, and usually irritating smile
[
Mid-16th century. Origin ?
]
sim·per·er
noun
sim·per·ing
adjective, noun
sim·per·ing·ly
adverb
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sim·per·er nounsim·per·ing adjective, nounsim·per·ing·ly adverb
