Definition of Sneer
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(v. i.) To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression.
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(v. i.) To inssinuate contempt by a covert expression; to speak derisively.
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(v. i.) To show mirth awkwardly.
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(v. t.) To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to utter with a sneer; to say sneeringly; as, to sneer fulsome lies at a person.
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(v. t.) To treat with sneers; to affect or move by sneers.
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(n.) The act of sneering.
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(n.) A smile, grin, or contortion of the face, indicative of contempt; an indirect expression or insinuation of contempt.
Antonyms of Sneer
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Homophones of Sneer
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