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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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..
Gird :: Gird (v. i.) To gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe sarcasms.
Sneer :: Sneer (v. i.) To inssinuate contempt by a covert expression; to speak derisively.
Gird :: Gird (n.) A cut; a sarcastic remark; a gibe; a sneer.
Smile :: Smile (v. i.) To express slight contempt by a look implying sarcasm or pity; to sneer.
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..
Gibe :: Gibe (v. i.) To cast reproaches and sneering expressions; to rail; to utter taunting, sarcastic words; to flout; to fleer; to scoff..
Sneer :: Sneer (n.) A smile, grin, or contortion of the face, indicative of contempt; an indirect expression or insinuation of contempt..
Glike :: Glike (n.) A sneer; a flout.
Neigh :: Neigh (v. i.) To scoff or sneer; to jeer.
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..
Sneer :: Sneer (v. i.) To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression..
Sneeringly :: Sneeringly (adv.) In a sneering manner.
Sneer :: Sneer (v. i.) To show mirth awkwardly.
Sneerer :: Sneerer (n.) One who sneers.
Mock :: Mock (n.) An act of ridicule or derision; a scornful or contemptuous act or speech; a sneer; a jibe; a jeer.
Sneered :: Sneered (imp. & p. p.) of Snee.
Sneer :: Sneer (v. t.) To treat with sneers; to affect or move by sneers.
Flout :: Flout (v. i.) To practice mocking; to behave with contempt; to sneer; to fleer; -- often with at.
Sneering :: Sneering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Snee.
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