Definition of sneer

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Sneer (n.) A smile, grin, or contortion of the face, indicative of contempt; an indirect expression or insinuation of contempt..

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Gibe :: Gibe (v. i.) To cast reproaches and sneering expressions; to rail; to utter taunting, sarcastic words; to flout; to fleer; to scoff..
Grin :: Grin (n.) The act of closing the teeth and showing them, or of withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth; a hard, forced, or sneering smile..
Fling :: Fling (v. i.) To cast in the teeth; to utter abusive language; to sneer; as, the scold began to flout and fling..
Sneer :: Sneer (v. i.) To inssinuate contempt by a covert expression; to speak derisively.
Sneeringly :: Sneeringly (adv.) In a sneering manner.
Insult :: Insult (v. t.) To treat with abuse, insolence, indignity, or contempt, by word or action; to abuse; as, to call a man a coward or a liar, or to sneer at him, is to insult him..
Gleek :: Gleek (v. i.) To make sport; to gibe; to sneer; to spend time idly.
Sneer :: Sneer (n.) A smile, grin, or contortion of the face, indicative of contempt; an indirect expression or insinuation of contempt..
Sneer :: Sneer (n.) The act of sneering.
Fleer :: Fleer () To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn; to deride; to sneer; to mock; to gibe; as, to fleer and flout..
Sneered :: Sneered (imp. & p. p.) of Snee.
Sneer :: Sneer (v. i.) To show mirth awkwardly.
Smile :: Smile (v. i.) To express slight contempt by a look implying sarcasm or pity; to sneer.
Sneer :: Sneer (v. i.) To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression..
Flout :: Flout (v. i.) To practice mocking; to behave with contempt; to sneer; to fleer; -- often with at.
Sneerer :: Sneerer (n.) One who sneers.
Sneerful :: Sneerful (a.) Given to sneering.
Gird :: Gird (v. i.) To gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe sarcasms.
Gibe :: Gibe (n.) An expression of sarcastic scorn; a sarcastic jest; a scoff; a taunt; a sneer.
Cynical :: Cynical (a.) Given to sneering at rectitude and the conduct of life by moral principles; disbelieving in the reality of any human purposes which are not suggested or directed by self-interest or self-indulgence; as, a cynical man who scoffs at pretensions of integrity; characterized by such opinions; as, cynical views of human nature..
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