Sneering — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

express through a scornful smile

smile contemptuously

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/snˈɪɹɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/snˈiəɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/snˈiəɹɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /snˈɪɹɪŋ/.

Examples

she sneered her contempt
she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano
curled his lip in a supercilious smile

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

snide sneer supercilious

Parts of Speech

verb	express through a scornful smile “she sneered her contempt”
verb	smile contemptuously “she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano”
adjective	expressive of contempt “curled his lip in a supercilious smile”

Word Forms

sneer	noun	a contemptuous or scornful remark
sneerer	noun	a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression
superciliousness	noun	the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

höhnisch

drücken Sie es durch ein verächtliches Lächeln aus

🇫🇷French

ricanant

exprimer à travers un sourire méprisant

🇪🇸Spanish

burlador y despreciativo

expresar a través de una sonrisa desdeñosa

🇮🇹Italian

sogghignando

esprimere con un sorriso sprezzante

🇳🇱Dutch

grijnzend

uiten door middel van een minachtende glimlach

🇵🇹Portuguese

zombeteiro

expressar através de um sorriso desdenhoso

🇷🇺Russian

насмешка

выразить презрительной улыбкой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्यंग्यमिश्रित

तिरस्कारपूर्ण मुस्कान के माध्यम से व्यक्त करें

🇧🇩Bengali

উপহাস

একটি অভিমানী হাসির মাধ্যমে প্রকাশ করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏளனம்

கேவலமான புன்னகை மூலம் வெளிப்படுத்துங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

వెక్కిరిస్తూ

అవహేళనతో కూడిన చిరునవ్వు ద్వారా వ్యక్తపరచండి

🇮🇳Marathi

उपहास

एक तिरस्कारयुक्त स्मित द्वारे व्यक्त करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉપહાસ

તિરસ્કારપૂર્ણ સ્મિત દ્વારા વ્યક્ત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುನಿಸು

ಅಪಹಾಸ್ಯದ ಸ್ಮೈಲ್ ಮೂಲಕ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിഹസിക്കുന്നു

പരിഹാസ്യമായ പുഞ്ചിരിയിലൂടെ പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਾਸੇ

ਇੱਕ ਘਿਣਾਉਣੀ ਮੁਸਕਰਾਹਟ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

طنز

ایک طنزیہ مسکراہٹ کے ذریعے اظہار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

冷笑

通过轻蔑的微笑来表达

🇯🇵Japanese

冷笑する

軽蔑的な笑顔で表現する

🇰🇷Korean

비소

경멸적인 미소로 표현하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chế nhạo

thể hiện qua nụ cười khinh bỉ

🇹🇭Thai

การเยาะเย้ย

แสดงออกผ่านรอยยิ้มเหยียดหยาม

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg mencemoohkan

ungkapkan melalui senyum mencemooh

🇵🇭Filipino

panunuya

ipahayag sa pamamagitan ng isang mapang-uyam na ngiti

🇲🇾Malay

mencemuh

luahkan melalui senyuman mencemuh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سخرية

التعبير من خلال ابتسامة ازدراء

🇮🇷Persian

تمسخر

از طریق یک لبخند تمسخر آمیز بیان کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

küçümseyen

küçümseyen bir gülümsemeyle ifade et

🇮🇱Hebrew

בלעג

להביע דרך חיוך בוז

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What is the primary definition of the word 'sneering'?

The primary meaning of 'sneering' is 'express through a scornful smile'.

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Using 'sneering' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sneering' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'sneering' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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