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noun

Definition of simpernext
as in smile

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simper

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verb

as in to laugh

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Recent Examples of simper
Noun
Sandoval, in comparison, sneers and simpers to no success whatsoever; his bad behavior, on and off The Traitors, yields nothing. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025 Today’s announcement marks the emergence of a new GE, a high-tech industrial GE — simper, stronger, a more focused company at the core. — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for simper
  1. smile
  2. laugh
  3. grin
  4. smirk
Noun
  • Snow will play Mandy Matney, a journalist with a sunny smile and a suspicious view of the world.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
  • March Madness brings big smiles to some while tears for others.
    — The Pham, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of smile
Verb
  • The audience at the New York college laughed at the remark, which was said in the context of Obama writing his second presidential memoir.
    — Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Of course, this would mean that no white person uses the N word, tells or laughs at racist jokes, holds negative stereotypes of Blacks or discriminates against them.
    — James Unnever and Wayne Genthner, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of laugh
Noun
  • He’s beloved in the math and science wing, a big guy with a grin and graying hair who peppers lessons on polynomial functions with corny jokes.
    — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Tall and lean, with bright eyes and a mischievous grin that recalled Peter O’Toole in one of his friskier moods, DePlume switched positions to lie on his back on the mat, beneath a partner.
    — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Definition of grin
Noun
  • Here are six real books coming out this week, with dust jackets that reflect their real contents: mysteries and mishaps, often told with a sly smirk.
    — Colin Dwyer, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Hartford Courant Bueckers took and hit the 3-pointer with a shrug and a smirk.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
Definition of smirk

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