Sneer
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English
Verb
Sneer (third-person singular simple present Sneers, present participle Sneering, simple past and past participle Sneered)
Noun
Sneer (plural Sneers)- A facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.
- To show contempt; scorn
Adverbs for Sneer
derisively; contemptuously; aristocratically; scornfully; hatefully; superciliously; fastidiously; priggishly.
Thesaurus
barrack, be above, be contemptuous of, care nothing for, chaff, contemn, contempt, cut, cut at, cut direct, deride, derision, despise, dig at, disdain, disparage, disprize, disregard, dump on, feel contempt for, feel superior to, fleer, flout, gibe, gird, grin, hold beneath one, hold cheap, hold in contempt, humiliation, insult, jab, jab at, jape, jeer, jeer at, jeering, jest, knock, laugh at, leer, look down upon, misprize, mock, mockery, pooh, pooh-pooh, put down, quip, rail at, rally, rank low, rank out, rebuff, repulse, revile, ridicule, sardonic grin, scoff, scorn, scornful laugh, scout, set at naught, slam, slap at, slight, smile, smirk, sneer at, sneering, sneeze at, snicker, sniff, sniff at, snigger, snort, snort at, snub, spurn, spurning, swipe, taunt, the cold shoulder, the go-by, think nothing of, twit, underrate
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Dutch
Noun
Sneer m. (plural sneren or sneers, diminutive sneertje)
Verb
Sneer
Pronunciation
- IPA: /sner/
