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verb | noun sneersneer1 /snɪr/ verb [intransitive, transitive] ETYMOLOGYsneer1Origin: 1300-1400 Perhaps copying the action VERB TABLEsneer |
Present | I, you, we, they | sneer | | he, she, it | sneers | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | sneered | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have sneered | | he, she, it | has sneered | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had sneered | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will sneer | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have sneered |
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Present | I | am sneering | | he, she, it | is sneering | | you, we, they | are sneering | Past | I, he, she, it | was sneering | | you, we, they | were sneering | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been sneering | | he, she, it | has been sneering | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been sneering | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be sneering | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been sneering |
to smile or speak in an unkind way that shows you have no respect for someone or something: “Is that your best suit?” she sneered.sneer at The critics sneered at his paintings.—sneering adjective: a sneering letter—sneeringly adverb verb | noun sneersneer2 noun [countable] an unkind smile or remark that shows you have no respect for someone or something |