| slovo | definícia |
sneer
(encz) | sneer,posměch n: Zdeněk Brož |
sneer
(encz) | sneer,posměšek n: pino |
sneer
(encz) | sneer,posmívat se v: komu/čemu Pino |
sneer
(encz) | sneer,usmívat se v: pohrdavě Pino |
sneer
(encz) | sneer,úšklebek n: Pino |
sneer
(encz) | sneer,ušklíbat se v: na koho/co Pino |
Sneer
(gcide) | Sneer \Sneer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sneered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Sneering.] [OE. sneren, Dan. sn?rre to snarl or grin (like
a dog); cf. Prov. E. sneer to grin, sner to snort, snert to
sneer at. See Snore, v. i.]
1. To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a
particular facial expression.
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2. To inssinuate contempt by a covert expression; to speak
derisively.
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I could be content to be a little sneared at.
--Pope.
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3. To show mirth awkwardly. [R.] --Tatler.
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Syn: To scoff; gibe; jeer.
Usage: Sneer, Scoff, Jeer. The verb to sneer implies to
cast contempt indirectly or by covert expressions. To
jeer is stronger, and denotes the use of several
sarcastic reflections. To scoff is stronger still,
implying the use of insolent mockery and derision.
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And sneers as learnedly as they,
Like females o'er their morning tea. --Swift.
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Midas, exposed to all their jeers,
Had lost his art, and kept his ears. --Swift.
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The fop, with learning at defiance,
Scoffs at the pedant and science. --Gay.
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Sneer
(gcide) | Sneer \Sneer\, v. t.
1. To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to
utter with a sneer; to say sneeringly; as, to sneer
fulsome lies at a person. --Congreve.
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"A ship of fools," he sneered. --Tennyson.
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2. To treat with sneers; to affect or move by sneers.
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Nor sneered nor bribed from virtue into shame.
--Savage.
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Sneer
(gcide) | Sneer \Sneer\, n.
1. The act of sneering.
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2. A smile, grin, or contortion of the face, indicative of
contempt; an indirect expression or insinuation of
contempt. "Who can refute a sneer?" --Raley.
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sneer
(wn) | sneer
n 1: a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip
curls [syn: sneer, leer]
2: a contemptuous or scornful remark
v 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" |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
peer sneer
(encz) | peer sneer, |
sneer
(encz) | sneer,posměch n: Zdeněk Brožsneer,posměšek n: pinosneer,posmívat se v: komu/čemu Pinosneer,usmívat se v: pohrdavě Pinosneer,úšklebek n: Pinosneer,ušklíbat se v: na koho/co Pino |
sneered
(encz) | sneered,posmíval se Zdeněk Brož |
sneerer
(encz) | sneerer, n: |
sneering
(encz) | sneering,usmívání n: Zdeněk Brož |
sneeringly
(encz) | sneeringly,jízlivě adv: Zdeněk Brožsneeringly,výsměšně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Sneered
(gcide) | Sneer \Sneer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sneered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Sneering.] [OE. sneren, Dan. sn?rre to snarl or grin (like
a dog); cf. Prov. E. sneer to grin, sner to snort, snert to
sneer at. See Snore, v. i.]
1. To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a
particular facial expression.
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2. To inssinuate contempt by a covert expression; to speak
derisively.
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I could be content to be a little sneared at.
--Pope.
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3. To show mirth awkwardly. [R.] --Tatler.
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Syn: To scoff; gibe; jeer.
Usage: Sneer, Scoff, Jeer. The verb to sneer implies to
cast contempt indirectly or by covert expressions. To
jeer is stronger, and denotes the use of several
sarcastic reflections. To scoff is stronger still,
implying the use of insolent mockery and derision.
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And sneers as learnedly as they,
Like females o'er their morning tea. --Swift.
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Midas, exposed to all their jeers,
Had lost his art, and kept his ears. --Swift.
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The fop, with learning at defiance,
Scoffs at the pedant and science. --Gay.
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Sneerer
(gcide) | Sneerer \Sneer"er\, n.
One who sneers.
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Sneerful
(gcide) | Sneerful \Sneer"ful\, a.
Given to sneering. [Obs.]
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Sneering
(gcide) | Sneer \Sneer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sneered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Sneering.] [OE. sneren, Dan. sn?rre to snarl or grin (like
a dog); cf. Prov. E. sneer to grin, sner to snort, snert to
sneer at. See Snore, v. i.]
1. To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a
particular facial expression.
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2. To inssinuate contempt by a covert expression; to speak
derisively.
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I could be content to be a little sneared at.
--Pope.
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3. To show mirth awkwardly. [R.] --Tatler.
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Syn: To scoff; gibe; jeer.
Usage: Sneer, Scoff, Jeer. The verb to sneer implies to
cast contempt indirectly or by covert expressions. To
jeer is stronger, and denotes the use of several
sarcastic reflections. To scoff is stronger still,
implying the use of insolent mockery and derision.
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And sneers as learnedly as they,
Like females o'er their morning tea. --Swift.
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Midas, exposed to all their jeers,
Had lost his art, and kept his ears. --Swift.
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The fop, with learning at defiance,
Scoffs at the pedant and science. --Gay.
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Sneeringly
(gcide) | Sneeringly \Sneer"ing*ly\, adv.
In a sneering manner.
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sneer
(wn) | sneer
n 1: a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip
curls [syn: sneer, leer]
2: a contemptuous or scornful remark
v 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" |
sneerer
(wn) | sneerer
n 1: a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial
expression [syn: sneerer, scorner] |
sneering
(wn) | sneering
adj 1: expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious
smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many
a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one" [syn:
supercilious, sneering, snide] |
sneeringly
(wn) | sneeringly
adv 1: with a sneer; in an uncomplimentary sneering manner; "`I
don't believe in these customs,' he said sneeringly"
[syn: sneeringly, superciliously, snidely] |
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