Sneered
[sniəd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Sneer
Edited by Blair
Examples
- I blush to record it--she sneered at him to his face. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- St. Pierre sneered again, in her cold snaky manner. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Mrs. Crawley sneered at her. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She sneered slightly in saying this: nervous excitability was not much to Madame's taste. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- No, he don't,' sneered Mr. Sikes. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Stand to your guns, Laura, sneered Sir Percival, who had been listening in his place at the door. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Of course—the artistic sense, sneered Caliphronas in such a disagreeable way, that Maurice again looked at him in astonishment. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- And she sneered, for I was not belle. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- They let you off easily enough, sneered Drummle. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I know you have all sneered at me in the country for being a Tory. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Some few sneered at him and hated him. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Our poor Emmy, who had never hated, never sneered all her life, was powerless in the hands of her remorseless little enemy. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Yes, a nice child truly, sneered Crispin, with strong disfavor. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
Edited by Blair