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Definition of 'sneer'English
Verb
( en-verb)
To raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn
To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to say sneeringly.
- to sneer fulsome lies at a person
Noun
( en-noun)
A facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.
A display of contempt; scorn.
* {{quote-book|year=1963|author=(Margery Allingham)|title=(The China Governess)
|chapter=8 citation
|passage=It was a casual sneer , obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.}}
See also
* snarl
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