Main Entry: ¹sneer

Pronunciation: \ˈsnir\

Function: verb

Etymology: probably akin to Middle High German snerren to chatter, gossip — more at snore

Date: 1680

intransitive verb 1 : to smile or laugh with facial contortions that express scorn or contempt
2 : to speak or write in a scornfully jeering mannertransitive verb : to utter with a sneer

synonyms see scoff

— sneer·er noun