sneer

Meanings

Plural: sneers

Noun

a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
a contemptuous or scornful remark
A facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.
A display of contempt; scorn.

Verb

express through a scornful smile
- "she sneered her contempt"
smile contemptuously
- "she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano"
To raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn.
To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to say sneeringly.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English sneren (“to mock, scoff at”), from Old English fnǣran (“to snort”), from Proto-West Germanic *fnāʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *fnesaną (“to pant, gasp”). Akin to North Frisian sneere (“to scorn”), Middle High German snerren (“to chatter; gossip”), Danish snerre (“to growl, snarl”).

Synonyms

leer

Scrabble Score: 5

sneer is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sneer is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sneer is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

sneer is a valid Words With Friends word