sneer

English

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /sniːɹ/, SAMPA: /sni:r\/

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) Russian: насмешка (ru) (nasmeshka) 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.

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