Front | sneer |
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Back | 1 / snɪə $ snɪr / verb [ intransitive and transitive ] to smile or speak in a very unkind way that shows you have no respect for someone or something : ‘Is that your best outfit?’ he sneered. sneer at She sneered at Tom’s musical tastes. — sneering adjective : a sneering tone — sneeringly adverb sneer 2 noun [ countable ] an unkind smile or remark that shows you have no respect for something or someone : ‘You probably wouldn’t understand,’ he said with a sneer. |
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