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Sneering meaning

Contemptful, mocking.

Synonyms of Sneering

Using Sneering

  • The main meaning on this page is: Contemptful, mocking.
  • Useful related words include: supercilious, snide, uncomplimentary.
  • In the example corpus, sneering often appears in combinations such as: sneering at, been sneering, the sneering.

Context around Sneering

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Sneering

  • In this selection, "sneering" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, cultures, deal, prisons, gently, smile and criminal stand out and add context to how "sneering" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include accompanied by sneering at the and also been sneering at a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sneering" sits close to words such as aar, aarons and abdulla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sneering

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Kirby proceeds to fantasise, fudging the almost sneering attitude adopted by Israel towards US demands. (15 words)

But others have seen in it something more sinister, with elements of sneering to the fore. (16 words)

In the opening minutes, he wanders around the fancy control room that Murdock oversees, sneering at all the blurping screens. (20 words)

The tragedy is the prospect of a return to the sneering loathing, resentment of another "Moon Jae-in" a relic of a form festering toxic animosity directed at the people of Japan, at the expense of regional peace and stability. (40 words)

On Election Day, as on every day for the past four years, Trump and his team are content to throw rotten meat to a ravenous base while sneering at everyone else who’s unwilling to swallow their slop. (38 words)

Yet increasingly I find it seductive – not as a sneering pejorative but for the way it sums up a kind of progressive narrowness of vision that exists in many quarters, but is particularly notable in my homeland. (37 words)

As Hitler said, sneering gently: ‘When an opponent declares “I will not come over to your side”, I say calmly, “Your child belongs to us already… What are you? (29 words)

Example sentences (20)

As Hitler said, sneering gently: ‘When an opponent declares “I will not come over to your side”, I say calmly, “Your child belongs to us already… What are you?

He fully embodies this violent, dangerous man with his walk, his sneering smile, and his barely contained hands, threatening to throw punches at any moment.

Instead, after one more time jump, we find Barry’s son sneaking to a friend’s house to watch the movie, which portrays Barry as a naïve victim, manipulated by Gene, a sneering criminal mastermind.

That said, however, they could be highly contemptuous of foreign cultures, sneering at Greeks for wearing too much perfume for instance.

Unfortunately, he's also been sneering at a lot of the voters he's going to need in a tight general election.

Confronted with menus for Chinese restaurants celebrating the food of perhaps less-explored provinces, where pictures are very much a part of the deal, sneering is quickly replaced by drooling.

He and his colleagues gaslit feminists who worried about rapists being placed in women’s prisons, sneering at their concerns, right up until the point that such an outrage took place.

Kirby proceeds to fantasise, fudging the almost sneering attitude adopted by Israel towards US demands.

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The director, who also wrote the screenplay with her now-husband Noah Baumbach, agreed that there had been “sneering” at the film.

The disregard for human life is accompanied by sneering at the UN even as Netanyahu steps onto the rostrum with his usual mixture of bluster, threats and lies.

The tragedy is the prospect of a return to the sneering loathing, resentment of another "Moon Jae-in" a relic of a form festering toxic animosity directed at the people of Japan, at the expense of regional peace and stability.

This weird duvet of unironic irony makes any and all external criticism fall on deaf ears and sneering mouths, only allowing them to feel more powerful within their ludicrous bubble.

But others have seen in it something more sinister, with elements of sneering to the fore.

He’s the antithesis of those pointy-headed people in Washington and the sneering that the rest of the country doesn’t especially like.

I’ll say it again: a party organisation that sends out an email to members sneering at Corbyn and Johnson for being “white, old, leave men” is in the hands of the unhinged.

In the opening minutes, he wanders around the fancy control room that Murdock oversees, sneering at all the blurping screens.

Maybe it works for Mitch McConnell and the staff of the White House—this sneering implication that the two women are the same because they are both women.

Noidall: And you guys with your paper-thin humanities degrees that are worthless in the job market keep on drinking your "sustainable" soy lattes while looking down and sneering at real working people.

On Election Day, as on every day for the past four years, Trump and his team are content to throw rotten meat to a ravenous base while sneering at everyone else who’s unwilling to swallow their slop.

Yet increasingly I find it seductive – not as a sneering pejorative but for the way it sums up a kind of progressive narrowness of vision that exists in many quarters, but is particularly notable in my homeland.

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Common combinations with sneering

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sneering" in a sentence?
An example: "As Hitler said, sneering gently: ‘When an opponent declares “I will not come over to your side”, I say calmly, “Your child belongs to us already… What are you?" This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "sneering" from authentic English texts.
What does "sneering" mean?
Sneering means: Contemptful, mocking.
What are synonyms of "sneering"?
Common synonyms of "sneering" include: supercilious, snide, uncomplimentary.
How many example sentences with "sneering" are there?
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