1. (

• sneer ,

) express through a scornful smile; "she sneered her contempt" ;

2. (

• sneer

) smile contemptuously; "she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano" ;

1. (

• supercilious ,
• sneering ,
• snide

) 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" ;