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sneer (noun)

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  • sneer — ► NOUN ▪ a contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone. ► VERB ▪ smile or speak in a contemptuous or mocking manner. ORIGIN probably imitative …   English terms dictionary

  • sneer — [snɪə] verb [I/T] to smile or speak in an unpleasant way that shows that you do not respect someone or something sneer noun [C] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • sneer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ arrogant ▪ faint, slight VERB + SNEER ▪ give ▪ He gave an arrogant sneer. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • sneer´er — sneer «snihr», verb, noun. –v.i. to show scorn or contempt by looks or words: »The mean girls sneered at the poor girl s cheap clothes. Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer (Alexander Pope) …   Useful english dictionary

  • sneer — noun a contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone. verb smile or speak in a contemptuous or mocking manner. Derivatives sneerer noun sneering adjective sneeringly adverb Origin ME: prob. of imitative origin …   English new terms dictionary

  • sneer — [[t]snɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] sneers, sneering, sneered VERB If you sneer at someone or something, you express your contempt for them by the expression on your face or by what you say. [V at n] There is too great a readiness to sneer at anything the… …   English dictionary

  • sneer — sneer1 [ snır ] verb intransitive or transitive to speak in an unpleasant way that shows you do not respect someone or something and you think you are better than them: Purple socks? he sneered. sneer at: He s always sneering at the way people… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sneer — I UK [snɪə(r)] / US [snɪr] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms sneer : present tense I/you/we/they sneer he/she/it sneers present participle sneering past tense sneered past participle sneered to speak in an unpleasant way that shows you do …   English dictionary

  • sneer — 1. noun 1) she had a sneer on her face Syn: smirk, curl of the lip, disparaging smile, contemptuous smile, cruel smile 2) the sneers of others Syn: jibe, barb, jeer, taunt, insult, slight …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • sneer — 1. noun 1) a sneer on her face Syn: smirk, curled lip 2) the sneers of others Syn: jibe, jeer, taunt, insult; informal dig 2. verb 1) he looked at me and sneered …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • sneer — I. verb Etymology: probably akin to Middle High German snerren to chatter, gossip more at snore Date: 1680 intransitive verb 1. to smile or laugh with facial contortions that express scorn or contempt 2. to speak or write in a scornfully jeering… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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