sneer

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I - noun

1. a facial expression of contempt or scorn;
the upper lip curls (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
leer
• Derivationally related forms:
leery (for: leer), leer (for: leer)
• Hypernyms:
contempt, scorn
2. a contemptuous or scornful remark
• Hypernyms:
contempt, scorn

II - verb

1. express through a scornful smile (Freq. 2)
- she sneered her contempt
• Derivationally related forms:
sneerer
• Hypernyms:
express, show, evince
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
2. smile contemptuously (Freq. 1)
- she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano
• Derivationally related forms:
sneerer
• Hypernyms:
smile
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP