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n. A scornful facial expression characterized by a slight raising of one corner of the upper lip.

n. A contemptuous facial expression, sound, or statement.

v. To utter with a sneer or in a sneering manner.

verb-intransitive. To assume a scornful, contemptuous, or derisive facial expression.

verb-intransitive. To speak in a scornful, contemptuous, or derisive manner.

v. To raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn

n. A facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.

n. A display of contempt; scorn

verb-intransitive. To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression.

verb-intransitive. To inssinuate contempt by a covert expression; to speak derisively.

verb-intransitive. To show mirth awkwardly.

v. To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to utter with a sneer; to say sneeringly.

v. To treat with sneers; to affect or move by sneers.

n. The act of sneering.

n. A smile, grin, or contortion of the face, indicative of contempt; an indirect expression or insinuation of contempt.

To grin or laugh foolishly.

To grin; especially and usually, to grin or smile in a contemptuous manner; express contempt by a grimace marked by slight turning up of the nose.

To insinuate contempt by a covert expression; use words suggestive rather than expressive of contempt; speak derisively.

Synonyms Scoff, Sneer, Jeer, Gibe. Scoff is the strongest word for the expression of utter contempt or abhorrence by opprobrious lauguage. To sneer is to express contempt by more or less covert sarcasm. To jeer is to try to raise a laugh by sarcastic language. To gibe is to use contemptuous, mocking, or taunting expressions.

To treat or address with sneers; treat with contempt; sneer at.

To utter with a contemptuous expression or grimace.

To affect in a specified way by sneering.

n. A derisive or contemptuous grin or smile; an expression of the face marked by a slight turning up of the nose, and indicating contempt; a look of scorn, disdain, or derision; hence, the feeling thus expressed.

n. A verbal expression of contempt; an insinuation of scorn or derision by language more or less covert and indirect.

n. Synonyms See sneer, v. i.

v. smile contemptuously

n. a contemptuous or scornful remark

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

v. express through a scornful smile

"The God of the Gaps sneer is invoked to imply the inexorability of materialism as a complete explanation in natural science."

sneered    sneering    sneers   

smile    scorn    contempt    evince    show    express   

snarl   

scoff    jeer    gibe    smile    laugh   

Bombardier    Chevalier    Clear    Deere    Fear    Greer    Imagineer    Lanier    Lear    Meir   

chuckle    grin    smirk    grimace    sarcasm    mockery    taunt    snarl    derision    leer