sneer

/snɪər/ v [I/T]

Definition

› to show in an expression on your face or in your manner of speaking that someone or something is so foolish that it deserves to be ridiculed: [I] You may sneer (at it), but a lot of people like this kind of music. sneer

/snɪr/ n [C] › "Is that the best you can do?" he asked with a sneer.

(Definition of sneer v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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