sneer
verb (used without object)
to smile, laugh, or contort the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt.
have been sneering
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present perfect progressiveof sneer.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Ha! ye scribblers of closet conceits! you have been sneering at “Chaw-bacon” long enough.
From The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea by Mayne Reid
And men sneered at him then, and have been sneering at him ever since, for his failure.
From The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Kenneth Morris
