meaning of sneer
1. To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression.
2. To inssinuate contempt by a covert expression; to speak derisively.
3. To show mirth awkwardly.
4. To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to utter with a sneer; to say sneeringly; as, to sneer fulsome lies at a person.
5. To treat with sneers; to affect or move by sneers.
6. The act of sneering.
7. A smile, grin, or contortion of the face, indicative of contempt; an indirect expression or insinuation of contempt.
8. a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
Related Words
sneer | sneered | sneerer | sneerful | sneering | sneeringly |
