What is the meaning of sneering?

verb

  • Express through a scornful smile.
    • usage: "she sneered her contempt"
  • Smile contemptuously.
    • usage: "she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano"

adjective

  • Expressive of contempt.
    • usage: "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one"
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