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  1. 1. v. i. To smile in a silly, affected, or conceited manner. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. i. To glimmer; to twinkle. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A constrained, self-conscious smile; an affected, silly smile; a smirk. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. a silly self-conscious smile Source: wordnet
  5. 5. v. smile affectedly or derisively Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. To smile in a silly, affected, or conceited manner. Behold yond simpering dame. Shak. With a made countenance about her mouth, between simpering and smiling. ir. P. Sidney. 2. To glimmer; to twinkle. [Obs.] Yet can I mark how stars above Simper and shine. Herbert. A constrained, self-conscious smile; an affected, silly smile; a smirk. The conscious simper, and the jealous leer. Pope. Source: webster
  7. 7. A constrained, conscious">self-conscious smile; an affected, silly smile;a smirk.The conscious simper, and the jealous leer. Pope. Source: adambom
  8. 8. v:100 n. a silly self-conscious smile Source: ecdict

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