sneeringn.

/ˈsnɪərɪŋ/

Etymology: < sneer v.

The action of sneer v.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > [noun] > foolish laughter

sneering1688

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [noun] > action of expressing contempt > by facial expression

sneering1838

1688 G. Miege Great French Dict. ii. sig. Qqq3/3 Sneering, a kind of ridiculous Laughter.

1838 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth (ed. 2) 1st Ser. 249 Sneering is commonly found along with a bitter, splenetic misanthropy.

1868 G. J. Whyte-Melville White Rose xlviii Very likely they were laughing over his infatuation and sneering her fair fame away.

1908 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 421 The Baron was equal with her in the matter of sneering.

Compounds

attributive, as sneering match n. East Anglian dialect a grinning match (Forby, a1825). sneering muscle n. a muscle instrumental in producing a sneering expression on the face ( Cent. Dict. 1891).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

sneeringadj.

/ˈsnɪərɪŋ/

Etymology: formed as sneering n.

1. That sneers; wearing a sneer.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [adjective] > contemptuous > by facial expression

sneering1681

sneerfula1763

1681 N. N. Romes Follies 17 I believe the sneering sluts laugh'd at me.

1695 A. Wood Life 23 Mar. Two snearing and laughing wo[men].

1716 Lady Cowper Diary (1864) 114 Lord Townshend is the sneeringest, fawningest knave that ever was.

1792 M. Wollstonecraft Vindic. Rights Woman vii. 285 Thou startest from thy dream only to face a sneering, frowning world.

1823 C. Lamb in London Mag. May 535/1 The streets of this sneering and prying metropolis.

1841 R. Browning Pippa Passes i, in Bells & Pomegranates No. I 5/1 White sneering old reproachful face.

figurative.1832 L. Hunt Poems 173 The harsh bray The sneering trumpet sends across the fray.

2. Of the nature of, marked or characterized by, a sneer; scornful, contemptuous, disparaging.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [adjective] > contemptuous

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1692 R. L'Estrange Fables i. clvi The Fox in a Snearing Way advis'd him..not to Irritate a Prince against his Subjects.

?1695 H. Waring Court Convert 22 You must..With sneering Praise, guild o're his blackest Crimes.

1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. liv. 229 I..will not descend to answer the little sneering sophistries of a collegian.

1821 W. Scott Kenilworth III. xvi. 344 His countenance presenting..the habitual expression of sneering sarcasm.

1848 W. K. Kelly tr. L. Blanc Hist. Ten Years II. 316 They were received with a sneering indifference.

1877 E. Dowden Shakspere (Macmillan Lit. Primers) vi. 78 Greene's sneering allusion to Shakespere in the ‘Groats~worth of Wit’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sneering
释义	sneeringn. /ˈsnɪərɪŋ/ Etymology: < sneer v. The action of sneer v. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > [noun] > foolish laughter sneering1688 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [noun] > action of expressing contempt > by facial expression sneering1838 1688 G. Miege Great French Dict. ii. sig. Qqq3/3 Sneering, a kind of ridiculous Laughter. 1838 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth (ed. 2) 1st Ser. 249 Sneering is commonly found along with a bitter, splenetic misanthropy. 1868 G. J. Whyte-Melville White Rose xlviii Very likely they were laughing over his infatuation and sneering her fair fame away. 1908 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 421 The Baron was equal with her in the matter of sneering. Compounds attributive, as sneering match n. East Anglian dialect a grinning match (Forby, a1825). sneering muscle n. a muscle instrumental in producing a sneering expression on the face ( Cent. Dict. 1891). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2019). sneeringadj. /ˈsnɪərɪŋ/ Etymology: formed as sneering n. 1. That sneers; wearing a sneer. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [adjective] > contemptuous > by facial expression sneering1681 sneerfula1763 1681 N. N. Romes Follies 17 I believe the sneering sluts laugh'd at me. 1695 A. Wood Life 23 Mar. Two snearing and laughing wo[men]. 1716 Lady Cowper Diary (1864) 114 Lord Townshend is the sneeringest, fawningest knave that ever was. 1792 M. Wollstonecraft Vindic. Rights Woman vii. 285 Thou startest from thy dream only to face a sneering, frowning world. 1823 C. Lamb in London Mag. May 535/1 The streets of this sneering and prying metropolis. 1841 R. Browning Pippa Passes i, in Bells & Pomegranates No. I 5/1 White sneering old reproachful face. figurative.1832 L. Hunt Poems 173 The harsh bray The sneering trumpet sends across the fray. 2. Of the nature of, marked or characterized by, a sneer; scornful, contemptuous, disparaging. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [adjective] > contemptuous ollinga1200 hokerfula1275 scorningc1325 deignousc1330 despitousa1340 disdainousc1374 lightlya1400 scornfula1400 despiteous14.. endeignousc1400 hathlya1425 spitefulc1440 despitefula1450 fastidious?a1475 contemptuous1534 disdainfula1542 huff-nosed1542 lightliful1552 dainful1577 contemptible1594 sdeignful1596 disdained1598 contemptful1604 contemning1605 overlookinga1619 slight1632 slightinga1637 slightya1640 despisable1644 despicable1662 sneering1692 scornful1704 saucy1716 vilipendinga1722 fastidiose1730 unappreciating1833 scorny1836 high-sniffing1837 sniffy1871 sneery1872 sneerful1880 pejorativea1888 dismissive1930 sniffish1933 fuck you1962 1692 R. L'Estrange Fables i. clvi The Fox in a Snearing Way advis'd him..not to Irritate a Prince against his Subjects. ?1695 H. Waring Court Convert 22 You must..With sneering Praise, guild o're his blackest Crimes. 1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. liv. 229 I..will not descend to answer the little sneering sophistries of a collegian. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth III. xvi. 344 His countenance presenting..the habitual expression of sneering sarcasm. 1848 W. K. Kelly tr. L. Blanc Hist. Ten Years II. 316 They were received with a sneering indifference. 1877 E. Dowden Shakspere (Macmillan Lit. Primers) vi. 78 Greene's sneering allusion to Shakespere in the ‘Groats~worth of Wit’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1688adj.1681
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