He curled his lip in a sneer.
Source: tatoeba (295757)
Sneer
/snɪɚ̯/
Synonyms for "sneer" (126 found)
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9 entriesderisive critiquederisive lookderisive smilemocking remarkmocking smilesarcastic remarksardonic grinscornful glaresnide remark
Collocations
12 entriesbitter sneercontemptuous smilederisive lookderisive remarklook of contemptmocking grinsardonic tonescornful glaresneer atsneer with contemptsneering looksnide remark
Inflections
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3 entriesSample sentences
18 total sentences available.
"No, no! That isn't the smiling face we are looking for." It was a 'smirk' either that or a 'sneer'.
Source: tatoeba (326700)
There was a laughing devil in his sneer.
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He never spoke of the softer passions, save with a gibe and a sneer.
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