sneer

English

A sneer (on the face of the person at the right).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /snɪə̯/, X-SAMPA: /snI@/
• (US) IPA: /snɪɹ/ X-SAMPA: /snIr\/

Verb

sneer (third-person singular simple present sneers, present participle sneering, simple past and past participle sneered)

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

Translations

raise a corner of the upper lip slightly in scorn

• Dutch: de (nl) neus (nl) optrekken (nl)/ophalen (nl)
• Esperanto: rinkani (eo)
• Finnish: hymähtää ivallisesti (fi), irvistää (fi)
• French: ricaner (fr)
• German: grinsen (de)
• Hebrew: סָנַט (he)

• Italian: ghignare (it), sogghignare (it)
• Japanese: 冷笑 (ja) (Reishō)
• Norwegian: hånflire (no)
• Spanish: burlarse (es), burla (es)
• Swedish: grina (sv)

Noun

sneer (plural sneers)

1. A facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.
2. A display of contempt; scorn

Translations

facial expression that indicates scorn

• Catalan: somriure de menyspreu (ca) m, somriure d'escarni (ca) m
• Finnish: ivahymy (fi), irvistys (fi)

• Italian: ghigno (it) m, sogghigno (it) m
• Russian: насмешка (ru) (nasméška) m 

See also

• snarl

Anagrams

• ernes, Resen

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA: /sneːr/

Noun

sneer m (plural sneren or sneers, diminutive sneertje)

1. snide remark