sneer
A facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally…A facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.
» Don't sneer at that.
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2 sensesA facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.
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a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
A display of contempt; scorn.
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Origin
From Middle English sneren (“to mock, scoff at”), from Old English fnǣran (“to snort”), frFrom 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”).
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plural: sneersSynonyms
1 synonyms- a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls:leer