1. A facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
   "His sneer made it clear he didn't believe a word";
   - leer
    
2. A contemptuous or scornful remark
   "The critic's review was full of sneers at the author's writing style"

1. Express through a scornful smile
   "she sneered her contempt"
    
2. Smile contemptuously
   "she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano"

Derived forms: sneered, sneering, sneers

Type of: contempt, evince [formal], express, scorn, show, smile

Encyclopedia: Sneer