simpering

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simpering

adjective more simpering · most simpering

Affected, smug, and supercilious. Why, look at him—look at this simpering self-righteous mug!

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of simper

noun simperings

The act of one who simpers. Well, but Polly attended, as I said; and there were strange simperings, and bowing, and courtesying, between them; the honest gentleman seeming not to know how to let his mistress wait upon him[…]

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@misc{simpering_2026,
  title = {simpering},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/simpering},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}