Sneer
11sneer — ► NOUN ▪ a contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone. ► VERB ▪ smile or speak in a contemptuous or mocking manner. ORIGIN probably imitative …
12sneer|y — «SNIHR ee», adjective. of a sneering or scornful character …
13Sneer — Christ Carrying the Cross (1515 AD) by Hieronymus Bosch illustrating the facial expression known as a sneer A sneer is a facial expression of scorn or disgust characterized by a slight raising of one corner of the upper lip, known also as curling …
14sneer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ arrogant ▪ faint, slight VERB + SNEER ▪ give ▪ He gave an arrogant sneer. ▪ …
15sneer — [[t]snɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] sneers, sneering, sneered VERB If you sneer at someone or something, you express your contempt for them by the expression on your face or by what you say. [V at n] There is too great a readiness to sneer at anything the… …
16sneer — sneer1 [ snır ] verb intransitive or transitive to speak in an unpleasant way that shows you do not respect someone or something and you think you are better than them: Purple socks? he sneered. sneer at: He s always sneering at the way people… …
17sneer — I UK [snɪə(r)] / US [snɪr] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms sneer : present tense I/you/we/they sneer he/she/it sneers present participle sneering past tense sneered past participle sneered to speak in an unpleasant way that shows you do …
18sneer — {{11}}sneer (n.) 1707, from SNEER (Cf. sneer) (v.). {{12}}sneer (v.) 1550s, to snort (of horses), perhaps from N.Fris. sneere to scorn, related to O.E. fnæran to snort, gnash one s teeth, of imitative origin (Cf. Dan. snærre to grin like a dog, M …
19sneer — sneer1 [snıə US snır] v [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps copying the action] to smile or speak in a very unkind way that shows you have no respect for someone or something ▪ Is that your best outfit? he sneered. sneer at ▪ She sneered… …
20sneer — v. (D; intr.) to sneer at * * * [snɪə] (D; intr.) to sneer at …
