| 1. | to smile, laugh, or contort the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt: They sneered at his pretensions. |
| 2. | to speak or write in a manner expressive of derision or scorn. |
| 3. | to utter or say in a sneering manner. |
| 4. | a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt. |
| 5. | a derisive or scornful utterance, esp. one more or less covert or insinuative. |
| 6. | an act of sneering. |