- The act of sneering. - A smile, grin, or contortion of the face, indicative of
contempt; an indirect expression or insinuation of contempt.
2 . Sneer
[ v. i.]
- To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a
particular facial expression. - To inssinuate contempt by a covert expression; to speak
derisively. - To show mirth awkwardly.
3 . Sneer
[ 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. - To treat with sneers; to affect or move by sneers.
Meaning of 'sneer' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . sneer
[ v]
Meaning (1): - smile contemptuously
Example in sentence:
she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano