sneered; sneering; sneers
1
: to smile or laugh with facial contortions that express scorn or contempt
2
: to speak or write in a scornfully jeering manner
: to utter with a sneer
sneerer
noun
Synonyms
Examples of sneer in a Sentence
Verb
“You obviously don't know what you're talking about,” she sneered.
Noun
She looked at me with a sneer of disgust.
“They're paranoid,” he said with a sneer.
The novel elicited sneers from the critics.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
The sneering joylessness that has dogged this group all season was replaced instead with intensity and even a sense of fun.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
Brian Grubb, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
Ruby’s face hardened, her lips twisting into a sneer.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Rainn Wilson has come in from the world of TV to play the sneering plutocrat Caldwell B. Cladwell.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
The sneering joylessness that has dogged this group all season was replaced instead with intensity and even a sense of fun.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
Shows like this often get labeled as comfort food, which is sometimes delivered with a sneer.
—Brian Grubb, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
Ruby’s face hardened, her lips twisting into a sneer.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Sneer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sneer. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
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sneer
1 of 2 verb1
: to smile or laugh with expressions of scorn
2
: to speak or write in a scorning manner
sneerer
noun
sneer
2 of 2 noun
: a sneering expression or remark
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