sneering

«sneering» in Mova's school dictionary: Sneering describes a voice, look or remark that is… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (sneering, more sneering); verb form (the -ing form of «sneer»); noun (sneering — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Sneering describes a voice, look or remark that is mocking and shows someone thinks others are worthless. tree →

2) Sneering is the -ing form of «sneer»: he was sneering at us. tree →

3) Sneering as a noun is the act of mocking in that unkind way. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories a «sneering tone» or «sneering smile» warns the reader that the speaker is proud, cruel or bullying. In lessons on respect, sneering remarks count as unkind words. Phrases: a sneering tone, a sneering remark, sneering at.

examples

• He answered in a sneering voice. tree →
• The sneering boy laughed at my spelling. tree →
• Stop sneering at your sister. tree →
• Her sneering remark hurt my feelings. tree →
• The sneering guard would not let them pass. tree →
• There was a lot of sneering when he fell over, but his friends helped him up. tree →

note

The adverb is «sneeringly». Spelled with double «e» and one «r» before -ing: sneer → sneering. Close words: mocking, scornful, contemptuous.

In the corpora

• Liking or disliking a purple door is an opinion, not news; sneering at people for it is unkind.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sneering» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.