SNEER


Meaning of SNEER in English

[verb] [disapproving] - to express or show in your facial expression a very strong lack of respect (for someone or something you consider to be of little value or interest), esp. in a way that is unkind and rudeYou may sneer, but a lot of people like this kind of music. [I]She'll probably sneer at my new shoes because they're not leather. [I]Some people sneer at the sixties generation with their banners of love and peace. [I]"Is that the best you can do?" he sneered. [+ speech]

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.