1. Express through a scornful smile
   "she sneered her contempt" 
2. Smile contemptuously
   "she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano"

1. A facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
   - leer 
2. A contemptuous or scornful remark

Derived forms: sneered, sneers, sneering

See also: sneerer

Type of: contempt, evince, express, scorn, show, smile

Encyclopedia: Sneer

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