Translations for „simper“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

simper [ˈsımpə] VB intr

simper

痴笑 chīxiào

simper

假笑 jiǎxiào

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English

And there was another front bench colleague simpering genteely -- not quite endorsing the frothy slaver of personal vilification yet carefully not distancing himself from it either.

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It still makes us want to shirk and simper and apologize.

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A smirk, like a leer or a simper, is a smile on the face of someone the speaker dislikes or disapproves of.

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Simper said a law enforcement officer spotted one of the suspects' cars near the clinic and arrested him.

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But the best responses undoubtedly came from the holier than thou mob who were quick to simper that "violence never solved anything".

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And, the media adds, with a simper, he's "wily".

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She simpers and makes eyes at him but makes it clear she wants no part of the movie.

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They smiled and simpered under his every word.

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