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Sneering   /snˈɪrɪŋ/   Listen
Sneering

adjective
1.
Expressive of contempt.  Synonyms: snide, supercilious.  "Spoke in a sneering jeering manner" , "Makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one"


Sneer

verb
(past & past part. sneered; pres. part. sneering)
1.
Express through a scornful smile.
2.
Smile contemptuously.



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"Sneering" Quotes from Famous Books



... him still, and glared at him as from a great distance, sneering rather at herself than him and using that old ...
— In a Little Town • Rupert Hughes
... the elderly Blodgett with his nasty sneering little chuckle. "And how do you know it's not? Eh? Smarter men than you, my boy, and in better ...
— Mr. Hawkins' Humorous Adventures • Edgar Franklin
... went on sneering, Fagerolles, desirous that victory should remain to him, made up his mind, with a proud air, like a man who is conscious of his strength and does ...
— His Masterpiece • Emile Zola
... husbandry they practised, what wages they had, and what food. Papa took him over the whole estate, and answered all his questions freely and openly. And this man made a chapter of his book upon us, and headed it, "Rack-renting and riotous living," distorting all he heard and sneering at all he saw.' ...
— Lord Kilgobbin • Charles Lever
... have been given to obviate any such sneering remarks as: "What could be, pray, the size of the mouth of a child in his mother's womb, and how could it grasp such a large ...
— Hung Lou Meng, Book I • Cao Xueqin


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