Snear vs Sneer - What's the difference?

snear | sneer |

Snear is often a misspelling of sneer.

Snear has no English definition.

As a verb sneer is

to raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn.

As a noun sneer is

a facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.

snear

Not English

Snear has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'snear':

summer, sonar, sneer, senior, sooner, simar, simmer, shiner, sinner, smear, sommer, seamer, seiner, saner, scener, somer, smoor, seemer, snower, snar, sumner, somner, shmear, shamer, shnor, shnorr, symarr, symar

sneer

English

Verb

(en verb)

To raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn

To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to say sneeringly.

to sneer fulsome lies at a person

Noun

(en noun)

A facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.

A display of contempt; scorn.

* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)

, chapter=8 citation , passage=It was a casual sneer , obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.}}

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