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raillery

English

Etymology

From French raillerie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??e?l??i/

Noun

raillery (countable and uncountable, plural railleries)

  1. Good-natured ridicule, jest or banter.
    • 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, chapter XVIII:
      Excitement instantly seized the whole party: a running fire of raillery and jests was proceeding when Sam returned.

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sneer

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /sn???/
  • (US) IPA(key): /sn????/

Verb

sneer (third-person singular simple present sneers, present participle sneering, simple past and past participle sneered)

  1. (intransitive) To raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn
  2. (transitive) To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to say sneeringly.
    to sneer fulsome lies at a person

Translations

Noun

sneer (plural sneers)

  1. A facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.
  2. A display of contempt; scorn.

Translations

See also

  • snarl

Anagrams

  • Neers, Resen, ernes, neers, reens

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sne?r/

Noun

sneer m (plural sneren or sneers, diminutive sneertje n)

  1. snide remark

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