sneer
verb (used without object)
to smile, laugh, or contort the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt.
were sneering
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past progressiveof sneer.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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And now, secure with their corporate sponsors and honorary square jaws, they, in turn, were sneering at a new breed of outsider arrivistes: nerds!
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 17, 2014
Rosenthal: "Almost everybody on the paper and all the journalists outside were sneering."
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week, on the heels of the defense-treaty debate, the avant-garde of Nigeria's young intellectuals were sneering at Abubakar's open admiration and affection for Britain.
From Time Magazine Archive
Soon the critics were sneering at the shuttle as "America's Space Lemon."
From Time Magazine Archive
“But you were sneering at armour a little while ago, Ben,” said Roy.
From The Young Castellan A Tale of the English Civil War by George Manville Fenn
