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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sim•per /ˈsɪmpɚ/USA pronunciation v. [no object]- to smile in a silly, false, or self-conscious way:She simpered at the boss as he made another corny joke.
n. [countable] - a silly, false, self-conscious smile.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sim•per (sim′pər),USA pronunciation v.i. - to smile in a silly, self-conscious way.
v.t. - to say with a simper.
n. - a silly, self-conscious smile.
- akin to Middle Dutch zimperlijc, dialect, dialectal Danish simper affected, Danish sippe affected woman, origin, originally one who sips (see sip), a way of drinking thought to be affected 1555–65
- 1, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged smirk, snigger, snicker.
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