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ricanement
, remarque moqueuse
, raillerie
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Definition & Synonyms
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• Sneer
- (n.) A smile, grin, or contortion of the face, indicative of contempt; an indirect expression or insinuation of contempt.
- (v. t.) To treat with sneers; to affect or move by sneers.
- (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.
- (v. i.) To show mirth awkwardly.
- (v. i.) To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression.
- (n.) The act of sneering.
- (v. i.) To inssinuate contempt by a covert expression; to speak derisively.
Synonyms:
Leer,
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• Sneered
- (imp. & p. p.) of Sneer
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• Sneering
- (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sneer
Synonyms:
Snide, Supercilious,
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