Read full poem →Milton's expressions in common conversation without the least thought of
sneering either; and indeed if every quotation from Shakespeare thus
jocularly applied is a real sneer upon him, then all burlesque sublime is a
Dictionary Entry
To raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn
Origin
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Common Phrases
. sneeringtone sneeringsmile sneeringlaugh sneeringface sneeringremarks sneering
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Poetry examples for “sneering”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →It was something about the way I sat slouched in my seat and my “voice
tone.” I was usually accused of “sneering” although I wasn’t conscious of
it. | was often made to stand outside in the hall during class or I was sent
Read full poem →Wi' perfect sconner,
Looks down wi' sneering, scornfu' view
On sic a dinner?
Read full poem →"There you go sneering now!"
Read full poem →You'd think his memory might be satisfied----"
"There you go sneering now!"
"I'm not, I'm not!
Read full poem →Spreads its curious opinion
To a million merciful and sneering men,
While families cuddle the joys of the fireside
Read full poem →By the surly salt sou’-west,
And the sneering glare is gone
Behind the yonder crest,
Read full poem →Spitting and slinking,
Sneering and vain,
He sprawled to your grassy throne, drunk on The Leaf,
Read full poem →Against his pipping sounds a trumpet cried
Celestial sneering boisterously. Crispin
Became an introspective voyager.