Noun
- 1. sneer, leer, contempt, scorn
- usage: a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
- 2. sneer, contempt, scorn
- usage: a contemptuous or scornful remark
Verb
- 1. sneer, express, show, evince
- usage: express through a scornful smile; "she sneered her contempt"
- 2. sneer, smile
- usage: smile contemptuously; "she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano"
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