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sneering
sneer S0509500 (snîr)n.1. A scornful facial expression characterized by a slight raising of one corner of the upper lip.2. A scornful tone or statement.v. sneered, sneer·ing, sneers v.intr.1. To assume a scornful or derisive facial expression.2. To speak in a scornful or derisive manner.v.tr. To utter with a sneer or in a sneering manner.
[From Middle English sneren, to mock, alteration of Old English fnǣran, to breathe heavily; see pneu- in Indo-European roots.]
sneer′er n.sneer′ful, sneer′y adj.sneer′ing·ly adv.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | sneering - expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one"snide, superciliousuncomplimentary - tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage |
sneeringadjectiveContemptuous or ironic in manner or wit:derisive, jeering, mocking, sarcastic, satiric, satirical, scoffing.TranslationsIdiomsSeesneersneering
Synonyms for sneeringadj contemptuous or ironic in manner or witSynonyms- derisive
- jeering
- mocking
- sarcastic
- satiric
- satirical
- scoffing
Synonyms for sneeringadj expressive of contemptSynonymsRelated Words |