sneer
verb/snɪə(r)/
/snɪr/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they sneer | /snɪə(r)/ /snɪr/ |
| he / she / it sneers | /snɪəz/ /snɪrz/ |
| past simple sneered | /snɪəd/ /snɪrd/ |
| past participle sneered | /snɪəd/ /snɪrd/ |
| -ing form sneering | /ˈsnɪərɪŋ/ /ˈsnɪrɪŋ/ |
- to show that you have no respect for somebody 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
- She gave a sneering laugh.
- + speech ‘You? A writer?’ she sneered.
Word Originlate Middle English: probably of imitative origin.
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