sneer (n.)

  1. a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls

    [ Syn: leer ]

  2. a contemptuous or scornful remark

    sneer (v.)

  1. express through a scornful smile; she sneered her contempt'

  2. smile contemptuously; she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano'

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