simpers 1 of 2

noun

plural of simper
as in smiles

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simpers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of simper
as in laughs

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  1. smiles
  2. laughs
  3. grins
Noun
  • Genuine smiles and laughter Don't read too much into an initial polite smile.
    — Jeff Haden, CNBC, 9 July 2026
Definition of smiles
Verb
  • Rubin laughs—they’d even leave some of the Mario Badescu Drying Lotion on her face.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • A couple of audience members nervously crack jokes to break the tension, but no one laughs.
    — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of laughs
Verb
  • In a third photo pulled up on a phone, a young Bruce Aiken grins at the camera in his green park service uniform while working to keep the Roaring Springs pumphouse running.
    — Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Schoenaerts menacingly grins his way through the movie, with appealingly bulging eyes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026
Definition of grins
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