Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to simper
Participle: simpered
Gerund: simpering
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | simper |
| you | simper |
| he;she;it | simpers |
| we | simper |
| you | simper |
| they | simper |
Perfect
| I | have simpered |
| you | have simpered |
| he;she;it | has simpered |
| we | have simpered |
| you | have simpered |
| they | have simpered |
Past
| I | simpered |
| you | simpered |
| he;she;it | simpered |
| we | simpered |
| you | simpered |
| they | simpered |
Pluperfect
| I | had simpered |
| you | had simpered |
| he;she;it | had simpered |
| we | had simpered |
| you | had simpered |
| they | had simpered |
Future
| I | will simper |
| you | will simper |
| he;she;it | will simper |
| we | will simper |
| you | will simper |
| they | will simper |
Future Perfect
| I | will have simpered |
| you | will have simpered |
| he;she;it | will have simpered |
| we | will have simpered |
| you | will have simpered |
| they | will have simpered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | simper |
| you | simper |
| he;she;it | simper |
| we | simper |
| you | simper |
| they | simper |
Perfect
| I | have simpered |
| you | have simpered |
| he;she;it | have simpered |
| we | have simpered |
| you | have simpered |
| they | have simpered |
Imperfect
| I | simpered |
| you | simpered |
| he;she;it | simpered |
| we | simpered |
| you | simpered |
| they | simpered |
Pluperfect
| I | had simpered |
| you | had simpered |
| he;she;it | had simpered |
| we | had simpered |
| you | had simpered |
| they | had simpered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would simper |
| you | would simper |
| he;she;it | would simper |
| we | would simper |
| you | would simper |
| they | would simper |
Perfect
| I | would have simpered |
| you | would have simpered |
| he;she;it | would have simpered |
| we | would have simpered |
| you | would have simpered |
| they | would have simpered |
Imperative
| you | simper |
| we | Let's simper |
| you | simper |
Verbs conjugated like 'simper'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'simper'
simber,
simmer,
bumper,
diaper,
hamper,
impel,
impen,
jumper,
kipper,
limber,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Uncertain; compare (probably from) Danish simper / semper (“coy”), German zimper (“elegant, dainty”).
Sample Sentences
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How the fools kotowed and simpered while I looked over their jewels and speculated upon how much I could get for them! [1915, Harold MacGrath, chapter 24, in The Voice In The Fog:]
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a whimpering, simpering child [1940, “Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered”, Lorenz Hart (lyrics), Richard Rodgers (music):]
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But where daft Nell simpers at him and tries to muss his slicked hair and pull it forward over his broad, Christian brow, my little Dot is looking nowhere but at the ground, still praying, praying even while she stands, and Rick has actually to touch her forearm with his finger in order to alert her to his Godlike nearness. [1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy:]
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Yet can I mark how stars above / Simper and shine. [1633, George Herbert, The Search:]