SARCASM


Meaning of SARCASM in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ biting , bitter , heavy

▪ obvious

▪ dry ( esp. AmE )

I love him for his cutting wit and dry ~.

▪ slight

… OF SARCASM

▪ hint , note , tinge , touch , trace

He made the remark without a hint of ~.

VERB + SARCASM

▪ be full of , be heavy with , drip , drip with (used about sb's voice)

His voice dripped (with) ~.

▪ catch , note , notice

James caught the ~ in her voice.

SARCASM + VERB

▪ drip

‘Great!’ she said, ~ dripping from her voice.

PREPOSITION

▪ with ~

‘Your skills amaze me,’ she said, with heavy ~.

▪ ~ in

I detected a touch of ~ in his remarks.

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