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Significados de sneering en inglés

Expressive of contempt.

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Examples for "supercilious"
Examples for "supercilious"
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Craig straightened in his seat; but not as before in attitude supercilious.
Where the Trail Divides
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A moment later, he shoots me that supercilious look of the über-geeky.
Geektastic
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Yet there was nothing sarcastic or supercilious in the way Ames spoke.
Sister Carrie: A Novel
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He was no longer the drawling, supercilious naval officer in resplendent uniform.
Boy Scouts in a Submarine; Or, Searching an Ocean Floor
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You can see him; and passed on with a somewhat supercilious air.
A Chance Acquaintance
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Remarkable days indeed.' He gave the snide servant a look of exasperation.
Empire in black and gold
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The woman was obviously used to dealing with hysteria and snide remarks.
The Lost Continent
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Joshua piloted the MSV himself, ignoring Ashly's snide remarks about union rules.
The Naked God
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I'm going to say snide things about Demosthenes in my first column.
Ender’s Game
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I slunk off into the living room and ignored Smokey's snide expression.
A dog's purpose
Uso de sneering en inglés
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You must have noticed him among the company: a swarthy sneering fellow.
The lord of the rings
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The stranger remained in the same attitude with the same sneering smile.
Cord and Creese
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Adulteration of food, legal or otherwise, is no laughing or sneering matter.
The Guardian
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But he is always backbiting and sneering; he admires nothing and nobody.
Love Me Little, Love Me Long
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An understanding ear would have caught the sneering undertone in these words.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
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But it has also been cut-off by callous governments and sneering politicians.
The South African
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Around Hobart she would overhear others gossiping and sneering about her case.
News.com.au
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Still sneering, she looked at me quickly, and let out the clutch.
Ask the Dust
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Smiling and sneering men in the clubs said, to a crude liaison.
Bella Donna: A Novel
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In eager joy Jocasta summons Oedipus, sneering at the truth of oracles.
Authors of Greece
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Fletcher flushed purple and threw off his rage in a sneering guffaw.
The Deliverance: A Romance of the Virginia Tobacco Fields
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At this the other voice took its turn at the savage sneering.
The Taming of Red Butte Western
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He advanced toward the Marchioness and Newland with his usual half-sneering smile.
The Age of Innocence
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One of the three was a sneering contempt for all female dogs.
Bruce
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Beattie began the cross-examination with a sneering scorn of her good faith.
We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
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The street lights showed a sneering smile of satisfaction on his face.
In Friendship's Guise
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