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Look up: sneer

  1. sneer
    [n] - a contemptuous or scornful remark 2. [n] - a facial expression of contempt or scorn 3. [v] - express through a scornful smile 4. [v] - smile contemptuously
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Sneer
    Sneer intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Sneered ; present participle & verbal noun Sneering .] [ Middle English sneren , Danish sn...rre to snarl or grin (like ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/132

  3. Sneer
    Sneer transitive verb 1. To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to utter with a sneer; to say sneeringly; as, to sneer fulsome lies at a person. Congreve. « 'A ship of fools,' he sneered Ten...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/132

  4. Sneer
    Sneer noun 1. The act of sneering. 2. A smile, grin, or contortion of the face, indicative of contempt; an indirect expression or insinuation of contempt. 'Who can refute a sneer ?' Raley.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/132

  5. sneer
    1. To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression. ... 2. To inssinuate contempt by a covert expression; to speak derisively. 'I could be content to be a little sneared at.' (Pope) ... 3. To show mirth awkwardly. ... The verb to sneer implies to cast contempt indirectl...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  6. sneer
    leer noun a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. Sneer
    • (n.) A smile, grin, or contortion of the face, indicative of contempt; an indirect expression or insinuation of contempt. • (v. t.) To treat with sneers; to affect or move by sneers. • (v. t.) To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to utter with a sneer; to say sneering...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. Sneer
    A `sneer` is a facial expression of scorn or disgust characterized by a slight raising of one corner of the upper date= Apr 10, 1937-->--> In The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals, Charles Darwin defined a "sneer" as "the upper lip being retracted in such a manner that ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneer

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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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