SNEER


Meaning of SNEER in English

I. verb

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

"I wouldn't be seen in public wearing that," Janina sneered.

As she read the letter, she started to sneer .

He wanted to prove something to the critics who had sneered at his paintings.

Instead of helping, they just sat and sneered.

She'd not forgotten how Gareth had laughed and sneered at them when they'd first tried to be friendly.

Some clients would sneer or smile sarcastically when I showed them my old laptop -- until they saw what it could do.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Camels sneered and lurched to their feet, crocodiles yawned like man-traps.

He had shined on innumerable lessons, sneered at too many ideas, turned thumbs-down on the mind.

Hillary Clinton sneered at a llama that some one brought to a rally in Pennsylvania.

It is easy to sneer at the credulous pilgrims.

So many years a teacher, you know it all! she sneered, feeling her face twist grey and cold.

II. noun

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

"And what's your name?" he demanded, his lip curling into a sneer .

"And who might you be?" he said with a sneer .

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Asked to do little more than dispense evil sneers at intervals, Sutherland does just that.

Associates introduced a new fund to invest in technology stocks amid sneers and snickers from analysts and rival fund groups.

Cue for another collective Washington sneer at Los Angeles.

He did not mention Labour and even refrained from a sneer at the opinion pollsters.

The sneer had turned into a lump in his throat.

The Prince smirked and Gaveston turned, for the first time acknowledging their presence with a condescending sneer .

The training officer distracted them with sneers at their tameness.

Yet the sneer , the attitude and a handy pair of sunglasses made it clear: The guy is cool.

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