Sneer

·vi To show mirth awkwardly.

II. Sneer ·noun The act of Sneering.

III. Sneer ·vt To treat with sneers; to affect or move by sneers.

IV. Sneer ·vi To inssinuate contempt by a covert expression; to speak derisively.

V. Sneer ·vi To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression.

VI. Sneer ·noun A smile, grin, or contortion of the face, indicative of contempt; an indirect expression or insinuation of contempt.

VII. Sneer ·vt To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to utter with a sneer; to say sneeringly; as, to sneer fulsome lies at a person.