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  • present participle of simper.

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Geoffrey’s simpering, emotional stuntedness may make it difficult for, say, the village’s priest or barkeep to see much of themselves in him.

From The Verge ● May 9, 2022

He has been a quailing, simpering paragon of mediocrity.

From Washington Post ● May 10, 2021

Davies was a gifted comedienne whose career was, if anything, hampered by her lover-producer’s insistence that she play only the simpering heroines of historical melodramas.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2020

Bran even managed to alienate Jon, turning what should have been a loving reunion into a simpering, wet-mouthed, creepy awkwardfest.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 18, 2019

I yet recall his simpering Face as he offered us Tea.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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