Associations to the word «Sneer»
Noun
- Sharpe
- Dare
- Peabody
- Quixote
- Temper
- Touching
- Applause
- Carlyle
- Jealousy
- Remark
- Bet
- Wretch
- Spat
- Errand
- Dodge
- Fist
- Slade
- Prejudice
- Glance
- Defiance
- Compassion
- Bert
- Gentleman
- Usher
- Nose
- Rattle
- Warden
- Voice
- Competence
- Anger
- Cam
- Joke
- Idiot
- Admirer
- Courtier
- Garbage
- Perhaps
- Devotion
- Tis
- Satisfaction
- Fancy
- Suggestion
- Paragraph
- Crawl
- Sentiment
- Praise
- Vernon
- Neighbour
Adjective
Wiktionary
SNEER, verb. (intransitive) To raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn
SNEER, verb. (transitive) To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to say sneeringly.
SNEER, noun. A facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.
SNEER, noun. A display of contempt; scorn.
Dictionary definition
SNEER, noun. A facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls.
SNEER, noun. A contemptuous or scornful remark.
SNEER, verb. Express through a scornful smile; "she sneered her contempt".
SNEER, verb. Smile contemptuously; "she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano".
Wise words
Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing
in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in
the hands of one who knows how to combine them.