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sneering

sneering adjective: contemptful, mocking. Also the present participle and gerund of sneer.

Adjective

sneering (comparative more sneering, superlative most sneering)

  1. Contemptful, mocking.
    • He made a sneering comment about their closeness.

Noun

sneering (plural sneerings)

  1. The act of one who sneers.

Also used as

sneering is also the present participle and gerund of sneer.

Forms of sneering

Adjective
comparativemore sneering
superlativemost sneering
Noun
pluralsneerings

Questions about sneering

What does sneering mean?
Sneering means contemptful, mocking.
What part of speech is sneering?
Sneering can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near sneering in the dictionary

  1. sneerful
  2. sneerier
  3. sneeriest
  4. sneerily
  5. sneeriness
  6. sneering
  7. Sneeringer
  8. Sneeringers
  9. sneeringly
  10. sneerings
  11. sneerless

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