Simper
Simper , intransitive verb
[Compare Norw. semper fine, smart, dial. Danish semper, simper, affected, coy, prudish, OSw. semper one who affectedly refrains from eating, Swedish sipp finical, prim, LG. sipp.]
1.
To smile in a silly, affected, or conceited manner.
Behold yond simpering dame.
With a made countenance about her mouth, between simpering and smiling.
2.
To glimmer; to twinkle. [Obsolete]
Yet can I mark how stars above
Simper and shine.
Simper , noun
A constrained, self-conscious smile; an affected, silly smile; a smirk.
The conscious simper, and the jealous leer.