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simpering out

simpering out is the present participle and gerund of simper out.

Meaning of simper out

Verb

simper out (third-person singular simple present simpers out, present participle simpering out, simple past and past participle simpered out)

  1. (transitive) To speak with a simper.
    • https://books.google.com/books?id=YkwPAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA56&lpg=PA56&dq=%2522simper+out%2522&source=bl&ots=IaEkMnau54&sig=ACfU3U2kp-na-8kTF4azNZf_LXqu0_IRwQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjkxfTau_roAhWTZs0KHbATA9kQ6AEwCXoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=%2522simper%2520out%2522&f=false Every time he twirls about, we simper...1843, Jenkins, Punch, Volume 5, page 56

Questions about simpering out

What is simpering out the present participle and gerund of?
Simpering out is the present participle and gerund of simper out.

Words near simpering out in the dictionary

  1. simpered
  2. simpered out
  3. simperer
  4. simperers
  5. simpering
  6. simpering out
  7. simperingly
  8. simperings
  9. simpers
  10. simpers out
  11. simpery

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