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  • present participle of sneer.

sneering



NOUN
derision
Synonyms


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Sneering with disdain one minute, spilling sarcasm the next, McCarthy carried on for hours as Thursday night became Friday morning.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2021

Sneering has served us well over the past 152 years of this nuttiness, providing outstanding entertainment just for starters.

From Washington Post • Nov. 7, 2021

Sneering, leering, loud, louche: such adjectives should define Nastase as much as those used to describe his remarkable shot-making on court.

From The Guardian • Apr. 23, 2017

Sneering at me for it didn’t feel any different than throwing my book bag in the mud.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2016

Sneering, Digger stuffed his hands in his pockets.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings




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