11. Rianna seems taken with Marvin's combination of simpering submissiveness and more assertive characteristics. 12. A delightful Julie Hagerty finds the right mixture of simpering and steel for the woman. 13. I played this simpering wimp, Debbie. 14. Trinity Hamilton's doe-eyed siren was no simpering rival in her bold demeanor. 15. As in the play, Susannah and Rebecca make a good, simpering show of it. 16. Often presented as a simpering miss, Miranda in this production has dirt on her face and muscles. 17. Or Walter Mondale deserves a recount, his visage more weirdly lyrical _ simpering , whimpering _ than stentorian. 18. There is a secret image on the reverse : a white-clad maiden, hand tinted and simpering . 19. They are one-dimensional, sweet simpering ninnies : Agnes Wickfield of " David Copperfield," 20. The hubris on display here makes the braggadocio of your average rapper seem like the simpering of a wallflower.