sneering

/S N IH1 R IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

    “"Now here's someone who should attend privilege workshops," sneered she.”

noun
  1. 1

    The act of one who sneers.

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