Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to sneer
Participle: sneered
Gerund: sneering
Indicative
Present
| I | sneer |
| you | sneer |
| he;she;it | sneers |
| we | sneer |
| you | sneer |
| they | sneer |
Perfect
| I | have sneered |
| you | have sneered |
| he;she;it | has sneered |
| we | have sneered |
| you | have sneered |
| they | have sneered |
Past
| I | sneered |
| you | sneered |
| he;she;it | sneered |
| we | sneered |
| you | sneered |
| they | sneered |
Pluperfect
| I | had sneered |
| you | had sneered |
| he;she;it | had sneered |
| we | had sneered |
| you | had sneered |
| they | had sneered |
Future
| I | will sneer |
| you | will sneer |
| he;she;it | will sneer |
| we | will sneer |
| you | will sneer |
| they | will sneer |
Future Perfect
| I | will have sneered |
| you | will have sneered |
| he;she;it | will have sneered |
| we | will have sneered |
| you | will have sneered |
| they | will have sneered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | sneer |
| you | sneer |
| he;she;it | sneer |
| we | sneer |
| you | sneer |
| they | sneer |
Perfect
| I | have sneered |
| you | have sneered |
| he;she;it | have sneered |
| we | have sneered |
| you | have sneered |
| they | have sneered |
Imperfect
| I | sneered |
| you | sneered |
| he;she;it | sneered |
| we | sneered |
| you | sneered |
| they | sneered |
Pluperfect
| I | had sneered |
| you | had sneered |
| he;she;it | had sneered |
| we | had sneered |
| you | had sneered |
| they | had sneered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would sneer |
| you | would sneer |
| he;she;it | would sneer |
| we | would sneer |
| you | would sneer |
| they | would sneer |
Perfect
| I | would have sneered |
| you | would have sneered |
| he;she;it | would have sneered |
| we | would have sneered |
| you | would have sneered |
| they | would have sneered |
Imperative
| you | sneer |
| we | Let's sneer |
| you | sneer |
Verbs conjugated like 'sneer'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'sneer'
sheer,
skeer,
snee,
speer,
steer,
anear,
anger,
beer,
cheer,
cleer,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression.
- deride
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English sneren (“to mock, scoff at”), from Old English fnǣran (“to snort”), from Proto-West Germanic *fnāʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *fnesaną (“to pant, gasp”). Akin to North Frisian sneere (“to scorn”), Middle High German snerren (“to chatter; gossip”), Danish snerre (“to growl, snarl”). See: Proto-Germanic '
*fnesaną', Frisian, Northern 'sneere', Middle High German '
snerren', Danish '
snerre'.
Sample Sentences
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The person who had been called Misse Cassy now came forward, and, with a haughty, negligent air, delivered her basket. As she delivered it, Legree looked in her eyes with a sneering yet inquiring glance.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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For some reason or other, Legree neither spoke nor moved; a vague horror fell on him; while Cassy, with a keen, sneering glitter in her eyes, stood looking at him, counting the strokes.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)