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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Simper

/sĭm'-pẽr/ · Sim·per · IPA /ˈsɪmpɚ/
01 v. i. To smile in a silly, affected, or conceited manner.
imp. & p. p. Simpered; p. pr. & vb. n. Simpering
  1. 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. 2.
    To glimmer; to twinkle.[Obs.]
    “Yet can I mark how stars above Simper and shine.” — Herbert.
02 n. A constrained, self-conscious smile; an affected, silly smile; a smirk.
  1. 1.
    A constrained, self-conscious smile; an affected, silly smile; a smirk.
    “The conscious simper, and the jealous leer.” — Pope.