Sneer: English to English |
Sneer (n.) A smile, grin, or contortion of the face, indicative of contempt; an indirect expression or insinuation of contempt. |
Sneer (n.) The act of sneering. |
Sneer (v. i.) To inssinuate contempt by a covert expression; to speak derisively. |
Sneer (v. i.) To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression. |
Sneer (v. i.) To show mirth awkwardly. |
Sneer (v. t.) To treat with sneers; to affect or move by sneers. |
Sneer (v. t.) To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to utter with a sneer; to say sneeringly; as, to sneer fulsome lies at a person. |