simper

verb

/ˈsɪmpə(r)/

/ˈsɪmpər/

[intransitive, transitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they simper	/ˈsɪmpə(r)/ /ˈsɪmpər/
he / she / it simpers	/ˈsɪmpəz/ /ˈsɪmpərz/
past simple simpered	/ˈsɪmpəd/ /ˈsɪmpərd/
past participle simpered	/ˈsɪmpəd/ /ˈsɪmpərd/
-ing form simpering	/ˈsɪmpərɪŋ/ /ˈsɪmpərɪŋ/

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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.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: of unknown origin; compare with German zimpfer ‘elegant, delicate’.