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Word entry · 6 letters

simper

Best crossword clue

"Smile coyly"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈsɪmpə/Part of speech verb, nounSorted eimprsStarts with SEnds with R1 clues
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Definitions

  1. smile affectedly or derisively

Word origin

Uncertain; compare (probably from) Danish simper / semper (“coy”), German zimper (“elegant, dainty”).

Used in a sentence

  • How the fools kotowed and simpered while I looked over their jewels and speculated upon how much I could get for them!
  • a whimpering, simpering child
  • Yet can I mark how stars above / Simper and shine.

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