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sneering
 
Adjective sneering has 1 sense
  1. supercilious, sneering, snide - expressive of contempt; "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"
    Antonym: complimentary (indirect, via uncomplimentary)
Verb sneer has 2 senses
  1. sneer - express through a scornful smile; "she sneered her contempt"
    --1 is one way to     express, show, evince
    Derived forms: noun sneer2, noun sneer1, noun sneerer1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
  2. sneer - smile contemptuously; "she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano"
    --2 is one way to     smile
    Derived forms: noun sneer2, noun sneer1, noun sneerer1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
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