sneer
verb (used without object)
to smile, laugh, or contort the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt.
is sneering
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present progressiveof sneer (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Somewhere above, the Black Mamba is sneering down on us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2024
"A pandemic doesn't recognise borders, whether they are geographical or ideological. And when the dark cloud is sneering at you, then there's no harm is sharing a prayer."
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2021
The correct response to them is sneering, ‘They’re rebooting that?’
From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2016
Nothing takes the pleasure out of driving like the suspicion that at every four-way stop, someone in a fuel-efficient compact is sneering at my moral deficiencies.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then he says to the class, There is sneering here.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
