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simpered; simpering
ˈsim-p(ə-)riŋ
; simpers
: to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner
Through force of will, she escaped the narrowness of Victorian daughterhood, the polite world of needlework and simpering over teacups that had always bored her.—
Matthew Dennison
plural simpers
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