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Definition of sneer verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

sneer

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verb
NAmE//snɪr//
 
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they sneer
 
he / she / it sneers
 
past simple sneered
 
-ing form sneering
 
 
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to show that you have no respect for someone by the expression on your face or by the way you speak synonym mock sneer (at somebody/something) He sneered at people who liked pop music. a sneering comment + speech “You? A writer?” she sneered.
sneeringly
 
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NAmE//ˈsnɪrɪŋli//
 
adverbSee sneer in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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