sneering

US: /ˈsnɪɹɪŋ/
UK: /snˈi‍əɹɪŋ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


sneering /'sniəriɳ/
  • tính từ
    • giễu cợt, nhạo báng

Thesaurus dictionary


v.
1 smirk, curl one's lip, sniff:
Don't sneer - you might be the next to lose your job.
2 scorn, disdain, despise, contemn, turn up one's nose (at), sniff (at), jeer (at), laugh (at), deride, mock, ridicule; underrate; Colloq sneeze at, Slang knock:
They sneered at her ambition to become a serious athlete.
n.
3 scorn, jeer, disdain, contempt, derision, mockery, ridicule; sneering, jeering:
Barry endured his classmates' sneers without a word.

Concise English dictionary


sneers|sneered|sneeringsnɪr /snɪə
noun
+a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
+a contemptuous or scornful remark
verb
+express through a scornful smile
+smile contemptuously