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sim·per·ing | \ ˈsim-p(ə-)riŋ 
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\Definition of simpering
: marked by insipidity or by affected or ingratiating timidity
simpering behavior a simpering smile/tone During job interviews, I always felt like a simpering idiot.— Nancy Scott Hanway … spoofy moments featuring a simpering newswoman …— Pauline Kael … the indignities of office life, from boorish bosses to simpering middle managers to byzantine bureaucracies.— Charles Bramesco
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The first known use of simpering was in 1556
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