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sneering |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sneer Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sneer Entailment of verb sneer Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb sneer 2 senses of sneer Sense 1 sneer => express, show evince Sense 2 sneer => smile Familiarity of verb sneer sneer used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb sneer Sense 1 sneer => express, show evince Sense 2 sneer => smile -------------- Overview of verb sneer The verb sneer has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) sneer -- (express through a scornful smile; "she sneered her contempt") 2. (1) sneer -- (smile contemptuously; "she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano") Overview of adj sneering The adj sneering has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 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") Antonyms of adj sneering 1 sense of sneering Sense 1 supercilious, sneering, snide INDIRECT (VIA uncomplimentary) -> complimentary Similarity of adj sneering 1 sense of sneering Sense 1 supercilious, sneering, snide => uncomplimentary (vs. complimentary) Attributes of adj sneering Familiarity of adj sneering sneering used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj sneering sneering Overview of verb sneer The verb sneer has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) sneer -- (express through a scornful smile; "she sneered her contempt") 2. (1) sneer -- (smile contemptuously; "she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano") Overview of adj sneering The adj sneering has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 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")
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