Thesaurus: sneer

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1. v. i. To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression.
2. v. i. To inssinuate contempt by a covert expression; to speak derisively.
3. v. i. To show mirth awkwardly.
4. v. t. To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to utter with a sneer; to say sneeringly; as, to sneer fulsome lies at a person.
5. v. t. To treat with sneers; to affect or move by sneers.
6. n. The act of sneering.
7. n. A smile, grin, or contortion of the face, indicative of contempt; an indirect expression or insinuation of contempt.
8. n. a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
9. n. a contemptuous or scornful remark
10. v. express through a scornful smile
11. v. smile contemptuously