sneer

noun

1. a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls

Similar word(s): leer

Definition categories: communication, contempt, scorn

2. a contemptuous or scornful remark

Definition categories: communication, contempt, scorn

verb

1. express through a scornful smile

- she sneered her contempt

Definition categories: body, evince, express, show

2. smile contemptuously

- she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano

Definition categories: body, smile