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单词 sneering
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sneering


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.
[From Middle English sneren, to mock, alteration of Old English fnǣran, to breathe heavily; see pneu- in Indo-European roots.]
sneer′er n.sneer′ful, sneer′y adj.sneer′ing·ly adv.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.sneering - expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one"snide, superciliousuncomplimentary - tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage

sneering

adjectiveContemptuous or ironic in manner or wit:derisive, jeering, mocking, sarcastic, satiric, satirical, scoffing.
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IdiomsSeesneer

sneering


  • adj

Synonyms for sneering

adj contemptuous or ironic in manner or wit

Synonyms

  • derisive
  • jeering
  • mocking
  • sarcastic
  • satiric
  • satirical
  • scoffing

Synonyms for sneering

adj expressive of contempt

Synonyms

  • snide
  • supercilious

Related Words

  • uncomplimentary
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