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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
barrack, be above, be contemptuous of, care nothing for, chaff, contemn, contempt, cut, cut at, cut direct, deride, derision, despise, dig at, disdain, disparage, disprize, disregard, dump on, feel contempt for, feel superior to, fleer, flout, gibe, gird, grin, hold beneath one, hold cheap, hold in contempt, humiliation, insult, jab, jab at, jape, jeer, jeer at, jeering, jest, knock, laugh at, leer, look down upon, misprize, mock, mockery, pooh, pooh-pooh, put down, quip, rail at, rally, rank low, rank out, rebuff, repulse, revile, ridicule, sardonic grin, scoff, scorn, scornful laugh, scout, set at naught, slam, slap at, slight, smile, smirk, sneer at, sneering, sneeze at, snicker, sniff, sniff at, snigger, snort, snort at, snub, spurn, spurning, swipe, taunt, the cold shoulder, the go-by, think nothing of, twit, underrate |
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Dictionary Results for sneer: |
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
sneer
n 1: a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip
curls [syn: sneer, leer]
2: a contemptuous or scornful remark
v 1: express through a scornful smile; "she sneered her
contempt"
2: smile contemptuously; "she sneered at her little sister's
efforts to play the song on the piano"
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Sneer \Sneer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sneered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Sneering.] [OE. sneren, Dan. sn?rre to snarl or grin (like
a dog); cf. Prov. E. sneer to grin, sner to snort, snert to
sneer at. See Snore, v. i.]
1. To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a
particular facial expression.
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2. To inssinuate contempt by a covert expression; to speak
derisively.
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I could be content to be a little sneared at.
--Pope.
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3. To show mirth awkwardly. [R.] --Tatler.
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Syn: To scoff; gibe; jeer.
Usage: Sneer, Scoff, Jeer. The verb to sneer implies to
cast contempt indirectly or by covert expressions. To
jeer is stronger, and denotes the use of several
sarcastic reflections. To scoff is stronger still,
implying the use of insolent mockery and derision.
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And sneers as learnedly as they,
Like females o'er their morning tea. --Swift.
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Midas, exposed to all their jeers,
Had lost his art, and kept his ears. --Swift.
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The fop, with learning at defiance,
Scoffs at the pedant and science. --Gay.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Sneer \Sneer\, v. t.
1. To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to
utter with a sneer; to say sneeringly; as, to sneer
fulsome lies at a person. --Congreve.
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"A ship of fools," he sneered. --Tennyson.
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2. To treat with sneers; to affect or move by sneers.
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Nor sneered nor bribed from virtue into shame.
--Savage.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Sneer \Sneer\, n.
1. The act of sneering.
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2. A smile, grin, or contortion of the face, indicative of
contempt; an indirect expression or insinuation of
contempt. "Who can refute a sneer?" --Raley.
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Common Misspellings > |
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