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sneer

/snɪɚ̯/ verbo C1

En español: hacer una mueca de desprecio, burlarse

  1. To raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn. (intransitive)
  2. To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to say sneeringly. (transitive) · to sneer fulsome lies at a person

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De la biblioteca

“I beg your pardon,” replied Miss Bingley, turning away with a sneer.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 108 · B2
Miss Bingley saw all this likewise; and, in the imprudence of anger, took the first opportunity of saying, with sneering civility,--
Pride and Prejudice, p. 302 · B2
Holmes, perhaps you had better tell us some more,” he sneered.
The Valley of Fear, p. 90 · C1
There was a distinct sneer in the old courtier's words and manner.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 47 · B2

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