If the case of Mrs Phoebe Carpenter was an exception - well, she was a clergyman's wife, and you don't expect double-dealing from a wide-eyed simperer who sings come-to-Jesus in the choir.    From Wordnik.com.  [Flashman And The Dragon]

If the case of Mrs Phoebe Carpenter was an exception — well, she was a clergyman's wife, and you don't expect double-dealing from a wide-eyed simperer who sings come-to-Jesus in the choir.    From Wordnik.com.  [Flashman and the Dragon]

As a toe dancer in an alleged court scene, on land, Annette was a mere simperer.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Art of the Moving Picture] Reference

And well the simperer might be vain.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lady of the Lake] Reference

And well the simperer might be vain, —.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Lady of the Lake] Reference

I refuse to be a 50yo giggling simperer.    From Wordnik.com.  [WordPress.com News] Reference