noun
definition
A facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.
definition
A display of contempt; scorn.
verb
definition
To raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn
definition
To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to say sneeringly.
example
"Now here's someone who should attend privilege workshops," sneered she.
Examples of sneer in a Sentence
Alfred turned, a smile on his face but a sneer in his voice.
Today we can sneer at these early ideas and theories.
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.
Jackson gave him a 'Really?' sneer.
I sneer at anyone dull enough not to have a company car.
But merely to sneer, and pity the Kids Today that weren't around when the original series was new and shiny.
Well, love can save us from the bitter sneer of envy and the ridiculous swagger of boastfulness.
Next chance meeting finds the best Punk sneer in Bradford, ' Dave Wilcox ' .
The specialized research worker is always ready to sneer at the man who prefers the labors of mental abstraction.
Within its shade we'll live and die, Tho cowards flinch and traitors sneer, We'll keep the red flag flying here.
Of course, Chavscum readers would never sneer at people hanging England flags from their windows, would they?
Next chance meeting finds the best Punk sneer in Bradford, ' Dave Wilcox '.
A wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command did, however, come to mind.
An old lady sneer at everyone few scientists are quot sur les.
Why bother going if you are going to sneer at others efforts and sacrifices !
And do n't sneer at conventional worship and preaching.
A sneer and a borrowed witticism, a detached, dispassionate veneer intended to convey intelligence.
He forgot that though it is safe to lash the dunces, he could not with equal impunity sneer at those who, though they might not have the ear of the public as he had, could yet contradict and call names.
It must be done on the young man 's money. ' ' Quite a model son, ' said Carver with a slight sneer.
Our father could not sneer, least of all at the blunders of a child.
The Black God had failed to elicit anything other than a sneer with every one of his approaches.
When she saw he wasn't about to strike her, she whirled back toward him, a sneer on her face as she exposed herself to him.
Next time you feel like your lip curling into a sneer - have a little care for your fellow enthusiast.
It must be done on the young man's money. ' ' Quite a model son, ' said Carver with a slight sneer.
As Dean rose to leave, he added with a sneer, If this is some joke, I'll have your ass.
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.
Teenagers typically scoff at grandiose themes, but subtle organization and coordination can create a distinct theme that no teen will sneer at.
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.