sneerverb [ I or T ]
uk/snɪər/us/snɪr/to talk about or look at someone or something in an unkind way that shows you do not respect or approve of him, her, or it:
You may sneer, but a lot of people like this kind of music.
She'll probably sneer at my new shoes because they're not expensive.
[ + speech ] "Is that the best you can do?" he sneered.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Grimacing and frowning
- cloud
- eye
- eyebrow
- face
- frown
- furrow
- furrowed
- glower
- grimace
- if looks could kill... idiom
- look
- pout
- raise your eyebrows idiom
- resting bitch face
- roll
- roll your eyes idiom
- sb's face falls idiom
- wince
- withering
- wrinkle
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sneernoun [ C ]
uk/snɪər/us/snɪr/disapprovingan unkind expression on your face that shows you do not respect or approve of someone or something:
"How much did you say you earned last year?" she said with a sneer.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Grimacing and frowning
- cloud
- eye
- eyebrow
- face
- frown
- furrow
- furrowed
- glower
- grimace
- if looks could kill... idiom
- look
- pout
- raise your eyebrows idiom
- resting bitch face
- roll
- roll your eyes idiom
- sb's face falls idiom
- wince
- withering
- wrinkle
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