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• sneering — adjective expressive of contempt curled his lip in a supercilious smile spoke in a sneering jeering manner makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one • Syn: ↑supercilious, ↑snide • Similar to: ↑unco …   Useful english dictionary

• sneering — sneer·ing || snɪərɪŋ adj. mocking, ridiculing, expressing scorn and contempt snɪr /snɪə n. scornful look, contemptuous glance; expression of ridicule and mockery v. smile or look at in a scornful manner; express contempt for someone or… …   English contemporary dictionary

• sneer — I UK [snɪə(r)] / US [snɪr] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms sneer : present tense I/you/we/they sneer he/she/it sneers present participle sneering past tense sneered past participle sneered to speak in an unpleasant way that shows you do …   English dictionary

• sneer — sneer1 [ snır ] verb intransitive or transitive to speak in an unpleasant way that shows you do not respect someone or something and you think you are better than them: Purple socks? he sneered. sneer at: He s always sneering at the way people… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Grin — Grin, n. The act of closing the teeth and showing them, or of withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth; a hard, forced, or sneering smile. I.Watts. [1913 Webster] He showed twenty teeth at a grin. Addison. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sarcastic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. scornful, contemptuous, withering, cynical, satiric, ironical, sardonic. See ridicule, disrespect. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. scornful, mocking, ironical, snide, satirical, taunting, severe,… …   English dictionary for students

• sneer — /snɪə / (say snear) verb (i) 1. to smile or curl the lip in a manner that shows scorn, contempt, etc. 2. to speak or write in a manner expressive of derision, scorn, or contempt. –verb (t) 3. to utter or say in a sneering manner. 4. to bring, put …  

• sneer — [snir] vi. [ME sneren, akin to Fris sneere, to scorn, Dan snaere, to grin like a dog: see SNARL1] 1. to smile derisively; show scorn or contempt as by curling the upper lip 2. to express derision, scorn, or contempt in speech or writing vt. 1. to …   English World dictionary

• List of The Tribe characters — Main cast and characters from Series 5. This article contains detailed descriptions of characters of the teen sci fi TV show The Tribe. Like many other soaps the series had a large number of characters that increased as the series progressed.… …   Wikipedia

• sneer — sneer1 [snıə US snır] v [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps copying the action] to smile or speak in a very unkind way that shows you have no respect for someone or something ▪ Is that your best outfit? he sneered. sneer at ▪ She sneered… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sneer — 1 verb (I, T) to smile or speak in a very unkind way that shows you have no respect for someone or something (+ at): Bob always sneers at my taste in clothes. sneering adjective: a sneering letter sneeringly adverb 2 noun (C) an unkind smile or… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English