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# sneering

adjective (sneering, more sneering); verb form (the -ing form of «sneer»); noun (sneering — uncountable)

«sneering» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Sneering describes a voice, look or remark that is mocking and shows someone thinks others are worthless. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sneering/#m1)
2. Sneering is the -ing form of «sneer»: he was sneering at us. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sneering/#m2)
3. Sneering as a noun is the act of mocking in that unkind way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sneering/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories a «sneering tone» or «sneering smile» warns the reader that the speaker is proud, cruel or bullying. In lessons on respect, sneering remarks count as unkind words. Phrases: a sneering tone, a sneering remark, sneering at.

### Examples

- He answered in a sneering voice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sneering/#x1)
- The sneering boy laughed at my spelling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sneering/#x2)
- Stop sneering at your sister. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sneering/#x3)
- Her sneering remark hurt my feelings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sneering/#x4)
- The sneering guard would not let them pass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sneering/#x5)
- There was a lot of sneering when he fell over, but his friends helped him up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sneering/#x6)

### Note

The adverb is «sneeringly». Spelled with double «e» and one «r» before -ing: sneer → sneering. Close words: mocking, scornful, contemptuous.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sneering» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sneering/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sneering» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sneering.html) on Mova free.