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What (who) is Sneering - definition
Sneering
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Sneer.
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!["Christ Carrying the Cross" (1515 AD) by [[Hieronymus Bosch]] — illustrating the facial expression known as a "sneer"](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hieronymus Bosch 056.jpg?width=200 "\"Christ Carrying the Cross\" (1515 AD) by [[Hieronymus Bosch]] — illustrating the facial expression known as a \"sneer\"")
FACIAL EXPRESSION
Curling the lip; Turning up the nose; Turning up one's nose
¦ noun a contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone.
¦ verb smile or speak in a contemptuous or mocking manner.
Derivatives
sneerer noun
sneering adjective
sneeringly adverb
Origin
ME: prob. of imitative origin.
Sneer
FACIAL EXPRESSION
Curling the lip; Turning up the nose; Turning up one's nose
·vi To show mirth awkwardly.
II. Sneer ·noun The act of Sneering.
III. Sneer ·vt To treat with sneers; to affect or move by sneers.
IV. Sneer ·vi To inssinuate contempt by a covert expression; to speak derisively.
V. Sneer ·vi To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression.
VI. Sneer ·noun A smile, grin, or contortion of the face, indicative of contempt; an indirect expression or insinuation of contempt.
VII. Sneer ·vt To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to utter with a sneer; to say sneeringly; as, to sneer fulsome lies at a person.
Examples of use of Sneering
1. So instead of gentle sneering, let‘s have some unpleasant sneering.
2. The voice, sneering and high–pitched, rang through the courtroom.
3. He is no longer the arrogant, sneering prat of a few years ago.
4. A more brazen act of sneering cynicism can hardly be imagined.
5. Sneering classmates The union yesterday passed a motion deploring the nation‘s failure to regard clever as "cool". The conference heard that youngsters are increasingly refusing school prizes to avoid the embarrassment of collecting them in front of sneering classmates.