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noun

Definition of simper

as in smile

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verb

as in to laugh

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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 Al Capone lived as a schoolyard bully, died in a simper with a brain et by syphilis, and lives on through eternity as a cigarillo mascot and gimme film role for dark-haired white actors who want a chance to really chew some scenery. — Paul Dailing, Chicago Reader, 21 Dec. 2017

Verb

The character, played by Esteban Andres Cruz, has been reduced to a simpering stereotype who makes a pass at a cop and mimics a blow job. — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026 Corden’s Yvan, initially a simpering third wheel, becomes the play’s buoyant center as the evening progresses. — Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2025 Edelman brings goofy charm to Adam, a gullible and guileless father of four, while Key is consistently funny as the simpering Ken. — Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2025 Brewer, particularly, redefines the bullying aristocrat, played in the movie as a simpering sadist, but a more robust, complicated man onstage. — Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 8 July 2025 As divorce rates rose in the 1970s and 1980s, set off by the same shifting social mores that fueled Women’s Lib, Hollywood reacted in kind, trading simpering visions of American domesticity for lively portraits of familial distress. — Marley Marius, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2025 There was Bhanu, the simpering do-nothing who was eventually put out of his misery but shouldn’t have been cast in the first place. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 May 2024 And Grant has made something of a second career out of playing charmingly louche rogues of late, smiling and simpering to perfection as the greedy backstabbing Forge. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 31 Mar. 2023

Recent Examples of Synonyms for simper

Noun

Naomi Scott gives one of the best performances of 2024 as a pop star who becomes attached to the smile demon, sending her down a terrifying roller coaster to one of the most memorable horror-movie endings in years.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
Smile 2 manages to be a fun continuation of the silly premise established by its 2022 predecessor, proving that the concept of a creepy smile demon can be taken in creative new directions.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of smile

Verb

The two ended up walking away laughing, and Luiz’s grin rode right into the next conversation, drill or interaction with anyone on the field.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
As Buddy Crane, a buffoonish, overconfident opposing counsel who works in house for Acme, John Cena relishes his role just as much as Buddy relishes laughing at Kevin.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of laugh

Noun

We are desired and judged, we are measured by the thickness of our thighs, size of our chests, sparkle in our grin.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026
Even without the Spectre, these drives are clearly powerful grin generators that amp up the camaraderie already intrinsic to car culture—doing so one scenic and amenity-laden leg at a time.

— Iain Macauley, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of grin

Noun

Orion gave a smirk and thumbs up to the camera while Keats made a funny face and stuck his tongue out.

— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
His trademark smirk and knowing stare are now feared by any opponent up against Norway, but don’t be fooled into thinking Haaland isn’t serious about his career.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Definition of smirk

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