Entry Word: sneer

Function: verb

Meaning: to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions <the most popular girl in school sneered every time she saw the “nerds”>

Synonyms laugh, smile, snicker, snigger

Related Words sniff, snort; catcall, hoot, insult, jeer, mock, ridicule; decry, despise, disdain; scorn