To smile in a foolish, frivolous, self-conscious, coy, or smug manner
“While the other may simper all she pleases, maturity shows in her every glance.”
To give a half-suppressed, typically scornful laugh
A foolish, frivolous, self-conscious, smug, or affected smile
“Kimberly finished her peroration, at last, and then folded her arms, promised to try harder in her school work, and sat back in her chair with a smuggish simper on her face.”
A short, half-suppressed laugh
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