Past tense of sneer
regular verb
The past tense of sneer is sneered. The past participle is also sneered.
Forms of sneer
| Base form (V1) | sneer /snɪə̯/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | sneered /snɪə̯d/ |
| Past participle (V3) | sneered /snɪə̯d/ |
| Present participle | sneering |
| Third person singular | sneers /snɪə̯z/ |
Sneered in a sentence
- "Can't I be friendly without you hollerin?" sneered the miner.1913, Land of Sunshine, page 116
- The reprobate criminal sneered at me.From the entry reprobate
- He was disdainful of those he thought of as the little people. He openly sneered at them. They mocked him behind his back.From the entry disdainful
- I’M GONNA FART—sneered as he shoved past her to join their classmates.2021, Shannon Messenger, chapter 1, in Keeper of Lost Cities, page 7. From the entry -o-saurus
- " Larry sneered, kicking sideways and giving Jamie a painful thrust in the leg.1986, Elaine Bissell, The Kendall Women, page 112. From the entry huggie
Meaning of sneer
- verb To raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn.
- verb To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to say sneeringly.
- noun A facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.
Questions about the past tense of sneer
- What is the past tense of sneer?
- The past tense of sneer is sneered.
- What is the past participle of sneer?
- The past participle of sneer is sneered.
- Is sneer a regular or irregular verb?
- Sneer is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sneer (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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