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Sneering   /snˈɪrɪŋ/   Listen
Sneering

adjective
1.
Expressive of contempt.  Synonyms: snide, supercilious.  "Spoke in a sneering jeering manner" , "Makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one"


Sneer

verb
(past & past part. sneered; pres. part. sneering)
1.
Express through a scornful smile.
2.
Smile contemptuously.



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"Sneering" Quotes from Famous Books



... up that old paper long ago. It warn't no good to me," said Pepper. "I wouldn't take the farm at that price for a gift," and he departed with a sneering ...
— Hiram The Young Farmer • Burbank L. Todd
... inclined towards Weir. The refusal on the latter's part to reemploy the Mexican workmen on their own terms was purely a matter of policy, and the lawyer's first gusty anger had long been forgotten. But not so Sorenson's sneering words of that afternoon. They struck to the heart of his vanity, breeding an animosity that would last. Had not the banker stated that the lawyer should hold no political office whatever? After all his services? Had he not definitely shown ...
— In the Shadow of the Hills • George C. Shedd
... schoolmaster, Mr. Brice?" queried Milo, who seemed unable to avoid sneering in futile fashion at the man who was ...
— Black Caesar's Clan • Albert Payson Terhune
... "the Duke," over his shoulder, and then he turned on Presson. "That bunch of mangy pups out there for me? Why, Luke, that's opposition. And it's nasty, sneering, insulting opposition. I ought to go out there and ...
— The Ramrodders - A Novel • Holman Day
... o'clock that evening, the meeting-house was filling with terrified women, and half-curious, half-sneering, men; and among them the tall figure of Major Campbell, in his undress uniform (which he had put on, wisely, to give a certain dignity to his mission), stalked in, and took his seat in ...
— Two Years Ago, Volume II. • Charles Kingsley


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