sneer

sneer

S0509500 (snîr)n.1. A scornful facial expression characterized by a slight raising of one corner of the upper lip.2. A scornful tone or statement.v. sneered, sneer·ing, sneers v.intr.1. To assume a scornful or derisive facial expression.2. To speak in a scornful or derisive manner.v.tr. To utter with a sneer or in a sneering manner.

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[From Middle English sneren, to mock, alteration of Old English fnǣran, to breathe heavily; see pneu- in Indo-European roots.]

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sneer′er n.sneer′ful, sneer′y adj.sneer′ing·ly adv.

sneer

(snɪə) n1. a facial expression of scorn or contempt, typically with the upper lip curled2. a scornful or contemptuous remark or utterancevb3. (intr) to assume a facial expression of scorn or contempt4. to say or utter (something) in a scornful or contemptuous manner[C16: perhaps from Low Dutch; compare North Frisian sneere contempt] ˈsneerer n ˈsneerful adj ˈsneering adj, n ˈsneeringly adv

sneer

(snɪər)

v.i. 1. to smile, laugh, or contort the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt: sneering at someone's pretensions. 2. to speak or write in a manner expressive of derision or scorn. v.t. 3. to utter or say in a sneering manner. n. 4. a look of contempt. 5. a derisive or scornful utterance. 6. an act of sneering. [1545–55; orig., to snort; compare Frisian (North) sneere snarl¹] sneer′er, n. syn: See scoff¹.

Sneer

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sneer

Past participle: sneered
Gerund: sneering

Imperative
sneer
sneer

Present
I sneer
you sneer
he/she/it sneers
we sneer
you sneer
they sneer

Preterite
I sneered
you sneered
he/she/it sneered
we sneered
you sneered
they sneered

Present Continuous
I am sneering
you are sneering
he/she/it is sneering
we are sneering
you are sneering
they are sneering

Present Perfect
I have sneered
you have sneered
he/she/it has sneered
we have sneered
you have sneered
they have sneered

Past Continuous
I was sneering
you were sneering
he/she/it was sneering
we were sneering
you were sneering
they were sneering

Past Perfect
I had sneered
you had sneered
he/she/it had sneered
we had sneered
you had sneered
they had sneered

Future
I will sneer
you will sneer
he/she/it will sneer
we will sneer
you will sneer
they will sneer

Future Perfect
I will have sneered
you will have sneered
he/she/it will have sneered
we will have sneered
you will have sneered
they will have sneered

Future Continuous
I will be sneering
you will be sneering
he/she/it will be sneering
we will be sneering
you will be sneering
they will be sneering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sneering
you have been sneering
he/she/it has been sneering
we have been sneering
you have been sneering
they have been sneering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sneering
you will have been sneering
he/she/it will have been sneering
we will have been sneering
you will have been sneering
they will have been sneering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sneering
you had been sneering
he/she/it had been sneering
we had been sneering
you had been sneering
they had been sneering

Conditional
I would sneer
you would sneer
he/she/it would sneer
we would sneer
you would sneer
they would sneer

Past Conditional
I would have sneered
you would have sneered
he/she/it would have sneered
we would have sneered
you would have sneered
they would have sneered

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sneer - a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curlsleerscorn, contempt - open disrespect for a person or thing
	2.	sneer - a contemptuous or scornful remarkscorn, contempt - open disrespect for a person or thing
Verb	1.	sneer - express through a scornful smile; "she sneered her contempt"sneer - smile contemptuously; "she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano"evince, express, show - give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"
	2.	sneer - smile contemptuously; "she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano"smile - change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasuresneer - express through a scornful smile; "she sneered her contempt"

sneer

verb1. scorn, mock, ridicule, laugh, jeer, disdain, scoff, deride, look down on, snigger, sniff at, gibe, hold in contempt, hold up to ridicule, turn up your nose (informal) There is too great a readiness to sneer at anything they do.2. say contemptuously, snigger `I wonder what you people do with your lives,' he sneered.noun1. scorn, ridicule, mockery, derision, jeer, disdain, snigger, gibe, snidery Best-selling authors may have to face the sneers of the literati.2. contemptuous smile, snigger, curl of the lip His mouth twisted in a contemptous sneer.Quotations
"Who can refute a sneer?" [Revd. William Paley Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy]
"Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,"
"And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer" [Alexander Pope Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot]

sneer

nounA facial expression or laugh conveying scorn or derision:fleer, snicker, snigger.verbTo smile or laugh scornfully or derisively:fleer, snicker, snigger.Idiom: curl one's lip.

Translations

嘲笑嘲笑的表情、言词等讥笑轻蔑地说出

sneer

(sniə) verb1. to raise the top lip at one side in a kind of smile that expresses scorn. What are you sneering for? 嘲笑 嘲笑2. (with at) to show contempt for (something) by such an expression or by scornful words etc. He sneered at our attempts to improve the situation. 譏笑 讥笑3. to say with contempt. `You haven't a chance of getting that job,' he sneered. 譏笑，輕蔑地說出 讥笑，轻蔑地说出 noun a scornful expression, words etc that express contempt. 嘲笑的表情、言詞等 嘲笑的表情、言词等