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simper

verbCommon GRE wordMore S words

to smile in a silly, self-conscious, or affected way

In a sentence

Simper in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing simper in a sentence.

She simpered at the compliment, clearly fishing for more.

Synonyms
smirkgrin
Antonyms
scowlfrown
Common questions

Questions about “simper

Simper (verb) means to smile in a silly, self-conscious, or affected way
Here is simper used in an example sentence: "She simpered at the compliment, clearly fishing for more."
Common synonyms for simper include smirk, grin.
Antonyms of simper include scowl, frown.
Simper is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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