simper
verb[I]
uk/ˈsɪm.pər/us/ˈsɪm.pɚ/tosmilein asillyorannoyingway:
傻笑,痴笑She gave herteachera simperingsmile.她冲着自己的老师傻笑。
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smirkverbdisapproving
Laughing and smiling
- amused
- be all smilesidiom
- be in convulsionsidiom
- be rolling in the aislesidiom
- be wreathed in smilesidiom
- bust
- gale
- gales of laughteridiom
- giggle
- giggler
- giggly
- grin
- quake
- rictus
- say cheeseidiom
- smile
- smiley
- smiling
- smilingly
- stitch
simper
noun[C]
uk/ˈsɪm.pər/us/ˈsɪm.pɚ/asillyorannoyingsmile:
Myfacetwistsinto somecombinationof a simper and agrimace.
She wasstandingby me with anexpressionon herfacethat I can onlydescribeas a simper.
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smirknoundisapproving
- Theinsultin hisvoicewas hard tomiss, and her simperfaded.
- His simperturnedinto asmirk.
- Everything about her,includingher simper and herbabyishvoicemade mecringeeverytimeshe was onscreen.
Laughing and smiling
- amused
- be all smilesidiom
- be in convulsionsidiom
- be rolling in the aislesidiom
- be wreathed in smilesidiom
- bust
- gale
- gales of laughteridiom
- giggle
- giggler
- giggly
- grin
- quake
- rictus
- say cheeseidiom
- smile
- smiley
- smiling
- smilingly
- stitch