sneer at



sneer at someone or something

to make a haughty or deprecating face at someone or something; to show one's contempt for someone or something. I asked her politely to give me some more room, and she just sneered at me. Jamie sneered at the report that Ken had submitted.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CassiusKASH-əs (English), KAS-ee-əs (English)Ancient Roman, English
KrysiaKRI-shahPolish
VilmaVEEL-mah (Finnish)Spanish, Hungarian, German, Swedish, Finnish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian
Shemaiah-Biblical
Laureenlə-REENEnglish
Ena (2)-Croatian