simpering
Meaning of simpering
adjective
- affectedly coy or ingratiating.
she is clearly not a simpering female who can be pushed around
he goes into the interviews with a simpering smile painted on his face
- smile in an affectedly coy or ingratiating manner.
she simpered, looking pleased with herself
he simpered at me
‘Luke, darling,’ she simpered
mid 16th century: of unknown origin; compare with German zimpfer ‘elegant, delicate’.
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Hyphenation of simpering
sim-per-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- simpering is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
simpering synonyms
Meaning laugh lightly and repeatedly in a silly way, from amusement, nervousness, or embarrassment:
Meaning give a short, half-suppressed laugh; giggle:
Meaning smile in an irritatingly smug, conceited, or silly way:
Anagrams of simpering
Words that rhyme with simpering
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