Simmer vs. Simper

Simmerverb

(intransitive) To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.

Simmerverb

(transitive) To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.

Simmerverb

To be on the point of breaking out into anger; to be agitated.

Simmerverb

To remain angry with someone or something past the point of exhaustion; to resign oneself to holding a grudge, especially after some failed attempts to resolve a situation.

Simmernoun

The state or process of simmering.

Simmernoun

(informal) Someone who plays a sim (a simulation game), particularly The Sims.

Simmerverb

To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing; to begin to boil.

Simmerverb

To cause to boil gently; to cook in liquid heated almost or just to the boiling point.

Simmernoun

temperature just below the boiling point;

Simmerverb

boil slowly at low temperature;

Simperverb

(intransitive) To smile in a foolish, frivolous, self-conscious, coy, or smug manner.

Simperverb

(obsolete) To glimmer; to twinkle.

Simpernoun

A foolish, frivolous, self-conscious, or affected smile; a smirk.

Simperverb

To smile in a silly, affected, or conceited manner.

Simperverb

To glimmer; to twinkle.

Simpernoun

A constrained, self-conscious smile; an affected, silly smile; a smirk.

Simperverb

smile affectedly or derisively

Simper

As well as being a word in its own right, Simper is also a surname.