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My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.
William Gilbert

Meaning of "sneering" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SNEERING

sneering  [ˈsnɪərɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SNEERING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sneering is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SNEERING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sneering in the English dictionary

The definition of sneering in the dictionary is expressing scorn or contempt.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SNEERING


aspiring
əˈspaɪərɪŋ
bioengineering
ˌbaɪəʊˌɛndʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ
buccaneering
ˌbʌkəˈnɪərɪŋ
clearing
ˈklɪərɪŋ
domineering
ˌdɒmɪˈnɪərɪŋ
electioneering
ɪˌlɛkʃəˈnɪərɪŋ
engineering
ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ
firing
ˈfaɪərɪŋ
gearing
ˈɡɪərɪŋ
geoengineering
ˌdʒiːəʊˌɛndʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ
hearing
ˈhɪərɪŋ
inspiring
ɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ
mountaineering
ˌmaʊntɪˈnɪərɪŋ
nonengineering
ˌnɒnˌɛndʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ
pioneering
ˌpaɪəˈnɪərɪŋ
ski-mountaineering
ˈskiːˌmaʊntɪˌnɪərɪŋ
sloganeering
ˌsləʊɡəˈnɪərɪŋ
steering
ˈstɪərɪŋ
veneering
vɪˈnɪərɪŋ
wiring
ˈwaɪərɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SNEERING

sneck
sned
snee
sneer
sneerer
sneerful
sneerier
sneeriest
sneeringly
sneery
sneesh
sneeze
sneeze at
sneezeless
sneezer
sneezeweed
sneezewood
sneezewort
sneezing powder
sneezy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SNEERING

bring
catering
civil engineering
considering
covering
electrical engineering
empowering
fingering
flowering
gathering
hovering
lowering
mechanical engineering
offering
ordering
recovering
rendering
suffering
wandering
watering
wondering

Synonyms and antonyms of sneering in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SNEERING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sneering» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sneering

Translation of «sneering» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SNEERING

Find out the translation of sneering to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sneering from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sneering» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

讥笑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sneering
570 millions of speakers

English

sneering
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परिहासशील
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإحتقار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Sneering
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sarcástico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিদ্রূপভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ricanement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengejek
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verächtlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

あざ笑うような
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

냉소
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyenyet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chế nhạo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இழிந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Sneering
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

küçümseyen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

beffardo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szydzenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Sneering
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

batjocoritor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sneering
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

honend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hånfull
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fnysende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sneering

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SNEERING»

The term «sneering» is regularly used and occupies the 98.241 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SNEERING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sneering

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QUOTES WITH «SNEERING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sneering.
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William Gilbert
My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SNEERING»

Discover the use of sneering in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sneering and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Sneering Age; and Other Essays
THIs, our own, the nineteenth century, is “The Sneering Age.” Everybody sneers now, and the Press itself is nothing more than one vast collection of printed sneers. By the Press we do not, of course, mean the news, but the different opinions of ...
John GRAYE, 1867
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
Tennyson, The Voyage. 3. To affect in a specified way by sneering. Very likely they were laughing over his infatuation, and sneering her fair fame away, at that very moment in the clubs. Whyte Melville. While Rose, II. xvili. sneer (sner), «.
‎1911
3
Congressional Serial Set
Auswer. Yes, sir. Question. That opinion you derived, did you, exclusively from what you have termed his sneering manner, or was it from his manner in other particulars that were not sneering ? Auswer. I do not wish to say that his manner was ...
‎1887
4
House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: ...
But — aud I stated so — there was his indifferent and sneering manner in regard to these matters of which I spoke. I do not know as I understood indifference in regard to the ammunition so much as his general indifference in regard to the ...
United States. Congress. House, 1863
5
Finding Faith---A Search for What Is Real
I got sick of myself and my friends sneering about churches, so we got together and started one. And guess what we found out? It's a whole lot harder than it looks. It's hard to raise money, and to get the musicians to show up on time, and to ...
Brian D. McLaren, 2009
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The Christian's penny magazine, and friend of the people ...
Jwtfjf. anfo. tfprfynft. SNEERING. psttUaMra. PRAYER. ' ' - fc J. His languished eye he slowly turned Which with unearthly lustre burned, To me with earnest gaze ; And as he spoke, a joy divine, From their inmost chambers seemed to shine, ...
Congregational union of England and Wales, John Campbell, 1862
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Congressional edition
That opinion you derived, did you, exclusively from what you have termed his sneering manner, or was it from his manner in ... but — and I stated so — there was his indifferent and sneering manner in regard to these matters of which I spoke.
United States. Congress, 1887
8
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
[Rare] Cell ever squalid! where the sneerful maid Will not fatigue her hand ! broom never comes, That comes to all. Sherwtmu, Economy, iii. sneeringly (snér' ing-li), adv. In a sneering manner; with a sneer. sneering-match (snér'ing-mach), n.
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1900
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The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the ...
To affect in a specified way by sneering. Very likely they were laughing over his Infatuation, and sneering her fair fame away, at that very moment In the clubs. Whyte Melville, White Rose, II. xvlli. sneer (sner), n. [< sneer, v.] 1. A derisive or ...
‎1914
10
The Sneering Age: And Other Essays
This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com).
John Graye, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SNEERING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sneering is used in the context of the following news items.
1
John Humphrys attacked for 'sneering' questions about Tim Farron's …
John Humphrys came under fire for asking “sneering” questions about the faith of newly elected Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron in an interview on BBC ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
Say Hello to Diät, Sneering East Berlin Post-Punk That You Didn't …
Their LP is also coming via Iron Lung Records. Even the vocals aren't that far removed from DX's sneering croon and similarly, Diät aren't afraid to take chances ... «Noisey, Jul 15»
3
Sneering thugs jailed for mugging unconscious man and leaving …
'Despicable' thieves who stole a dying man's phone as he lay unconscious in a back street were jailed today. Scott Stephenson and Dale Walker took the ... «mirror.co.uk, May 15»
4
Sneering at No voters could lose referendum
The Yes campaign must be very nervous looking at what just happened in the UK. Everybody knew what the result in the UK election was going to be. Every poll ... «Irish Independent, May 15»
5
Stop the sneering – Ed Miliband's best route to young voters is …
The Labour leader is trying to reach young people who feel politics has little to offer them. And Brand has 10 million followers on Twitter ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
6
Ed Miliband must stop sneering at Britain's wealth creators, says …
Ed Miliband should stop “sneering” at wealth creators, a trade minister in the last ... You can't really suppress the sneer when you talk of putting up taxes for the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
7
Sneering Wash Post: GOP Is Now the 'Party of Jefferson Davis'
Sneering Wash Post: GOP Is Now the 'Party of Jefferson Davis' ... The paper on Thursday featured columnist Harold Meyerson to sneer that "today's GOP is the ... «NewsBusters, Apr 15»
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Westminster sneers at Joey Essex because it is a closed shop of …
Sneering at people who haven't caught the politics bug seems less of a good idea. Given 35 per cent of the UK electorate couldn't find a reason even to vote in ... «Spectator.co.uk, Mar 15»
9
David Cameron kicks off election campaign with attack on Ed …
David Cameron kicked off the Tory Election campaign yesterday with an intensely personal attack on Ed Miliband and his 'hopeless, sneering socialists'. «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
10
Child bride's mum sneered by ex in court
The 63-year-old father, who can't be named, was sneering in the dock as his ex-wife angrily and repeatedly denied she had confused details of a phone call, ... «Sky News Australia, Mar 15»

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