1. Expressive of contempt
   "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"
   - supercilious, snide

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"

See also: sneerer, uncomplimentary

Type of: evince, express, show, smile

Encyclopedia: Sneer

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