as in laughs
to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions
they brushed off his sneer and went about their business
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Recent Examples of sneers
Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
Jacob sneers, but doesn’t even wait for his son to answer.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneers
Verb
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In response, the Marvel star just laughs.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
30 Sep. 2025
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Jones laughs instead of screams.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Elmer Lucille Allen smiles from a mural painted in her honor on a building along Jackson Street in Smoketown.—
Matthew Glowicki,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
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In the second photo, the pair walk hand in hand through a field, as Parker Estell, 33, smiles at the camera.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Throughout the weekend, McIlroy and other European players sparred with fans, provoking the Irish golfer in at least one instance to yell back at the crowd, while others flashed middle fingers in response to the jeers.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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McIlroy backed away, drawing jeers, before Lowry came over to settle him.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Sneers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sneers. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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