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Another word for sneer

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Noun

  1. A facial expression or laugh conveying scorn or derision

    See also:

    respect

    laughter

    express

Verb

  1. To smile or laugh scornfully or derisively

    Idioms:
    See also:

    respect

    laughter

    express

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Another word for sneer

Noun
Verb
  1. See also:

    doubt

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Sentence Examples

  • "I will," Gladys answered with a sneer that was almost scary.

  • Alfred turned, a smile on his face but a sneer in his voice.

  • Fox in the course of debate went out of his way to laud the Revolution, and to sneer at some of the most effective passages in the Reflections.

  • Distinguished humanists might sneer at him as "a garrulous sophist"; but from this time his ambition was not only to be the greatest scientific authority in Germany but also the champion of the papacy and of the traditional church order.

  • Every quarrel, however, was soon made up. During twenty years the disciple continued to worship the master; the master continued to scold the disciple, to sneer at him, and to love him.

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