simpered

verb

past tense of simper
as in laughed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for simpered
  1. laughed
  2. grinned
  3. smiled
Verb
  • Earlier this month, Texas quarterback Arch Manning laughed at an AI meme of ESPN reporter Holly Rowe getting slapped by Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The screen showed the name of the student who’d laughed at my crab-egg story.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of laughed
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  • In photos obtained by the Daily Mail, the singer could be seen smiling in the back seat of an SUV while her soccer player boyfriend of two years grinned from the front seat.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Kulich missed most of last season with a blood clot issue, but Mrtka grinned when asked how Kulich looked this summer.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of grinned
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  • The longtime Paul McCartney collaborator smiled and nodded, taking in the moment during the final night of Eddie Vedder‘s annual Southern California festival.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Stewart smiled while on her way to the bench as the ESPN broadcast highlighted Jonquel Jones stirring an imaginary pot on the sidelines.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of smiled
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“Simpered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simpered. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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