Sneer

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1. Verb

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

2. Verb

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

3. Verb

To show mirth awkwardly.

4. Verb

To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to utter with a sneer; to say sneeringly; as, to sneer fulsome lies at a person.

5. Verb

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

6. Noun

The act of sneering.

7. Noun

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