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sneering

['snɪərɪŋ]

прил.

насмешливый; издевающийся, презрительный

Examples from texts

And possibly, too, he hoped by his rude and sneering behaviour to hide the truth from others.
А может быть, и то, что он грубостию своего обращения и насмешками хотел только прикрыть от других всю истину.
Достоевский, Фёдор / Преступление и наказаниеDostoevsky, Fyodor / Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2009 Rhodes Media
Преступление и наказание
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1970
Their doctrine has long been impure and they have no bells even, the most sneering added.
У них и православие давно замутилось, да и колоколов у них нет", присоединяли самые насмешливые.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
Gene made a sneering face.
Джин скорчил забавную гримасу.
DeChancie, John / Castle SpellboundДе Ченси, Джон / Замок зачарованный
Замок зачарованный
Де Ченси, Джон
Castle Spellbound
DeChancie, John
© 1992 by John DeChancie
His manner to Raskolnikov had changed during the last few minutes, and he was ruder and more sneering every moment.
С Раскольниковым в последние минуты он как-то вдруг изменился и с каждою минутой становился грубее и насмешливее.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / Crime and PunishmentДостоевский, Фёдор / Преступление и наказание
Преступление и наказание
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1970
Crime and Punishment
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2009 Rhodes Media
Chris Hargensen was sneering at the floor.
Крис Харгенсен с насмешливой улыбкой на губах глядела в пол.
King, Stephen / CarrieКинг, Стивен / Кэрри
Кэрри
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978
© Перевод. А.И.Корженевский, 1997
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2005
Carrie
King, Stephen
© 1974 by Stephen King
"A nice thing to do," he went on in the same sneering manner.
– Очень мило! – протянул он тем же презрительным тоном.
London, Jack / The People of the AbyssЛондон, Джек / Люди бездны
Люди бездны
Лондон, Джек
© Государственное издательство художественной литературы, 1954
The People of the Abyss
London, Jack
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
"Give orders for the market-place to be swept to-morrow, and perhaps you'll find it," said Mitya sneering.
— Да велите завтра площадь выместь, может найдете, — усмехнулся Митя.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
"Oh, yeah?" Bobby rounded on him, sneering.
– Да ну? – саркастически усмехнулся Бобби.
Crusie, Jennifer / Crazy for YouКрузи, Дженнифер / Без ума от тебя
Без ума от тебя
Крузи, Дженнифер
Crazy for You
Crusie, Jennifer
© 1999 by Jennifer Crusie
Versilov quite understood that the prince was sneering.
Версилов слишком понял, что князь показывает зубы:
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / A Raw YouthДостоевский, Фёдор / Подросток
Подросток
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Советская Россия", 1979
A Raw Youth
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
Gentlemen, my head aches..." His brows contracted with pain. "You see, gentlemen, I couldn't bear the look of him, there was something in him ignoble, impudent, trampling on everything sacred, something sneering and irreverent, loathsome, loathsome.
Господа, у меня голова болит, — страдальчески поморщился он, — видите, господа, мне не нравилась его наружность, что-то бесчестное, похвальба и попирание всякой святыни, насмешка и безверие, гадко, гадко?
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
Even if a fellow don't do what's right himself, no excuse for his sneering at fellows that do, like preachers...
Если сам не поступаешь как надо, это еще не значит, что имеешь право издеваться над теми, кто живет по-хорошему, как вот священники, например...
Lewis, Sinclair / Elmer GantryЛьюис, Синклер / Элмер Гентри
Элмер Гентри
Льюис, Синклер
© Издательство "Правда", 1965
Elmer Gantry
Lewis, Sinclair
© 2002 by Literary Classics of the United States, Inc., New York, N.Y.
© 1927 by Harcourt, Inc.
© renewed 1955 by Michael Lewis
And I heard his story and his tears with sneering disdain.
А я, о! я выслушала тогда его рассказ и его слезы с горделивою усмешкою!
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
She left the room as she spoke, her features writhed into a sort of sneering laugh, which made them seem even more hideous than their habitual frown.
С этими словами она ушла, злорадно усмехаясь, что делало ее еще более безобразной, чем в минуты обычной для нее мрачности.
Scott, Walter / YvanhoeСкотт, Вальтер / Айвенго
Айвенго
Скотт, Вальтер
© Издательство "Художественная литература ", 1962
Yvanhoe
Scott, Walter
Then marched another regiment of corsairs, and after these the long line of stately, sneering camels, shuffling cumbrously along and led by shouting Saharowis.
Далее в строгом порядке следовал полк корсаров, а за ним — длинная вереница важных верблюдов. Храпя и медленно переставляя ноги, они покорно подчинялись крикам погонщиков — жителей Сахары.
Sabatini, Rafael / The Sea-HawkСабатини, Рафаэль / Морской ястреб
Морской ястреб
Сабатини, Рафаэль
© Тихонов Н Н., наследники, 2008
© ООО "Издательский дом «Вече», 2008
The Sea-Hawk
Sabatini, Rafael
© 2007 BiblioBazaar
But, I repeat, of late I had detected in him something like a resentful sneer.
Но, повторяю, в последние дни в нем явилось что-то злобно оскаливающееся.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / A Raw YouthДостоевский, Фёдор / Подросток
Подросток
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Советская Россия", 1979
A Raw Youth
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

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sneering
'snɪərɪŋAdjectiveнасмешливый; издевающийся; презрительныйExamples

They were received with a sneering indifference. — Их приняли с презрительным равнодушием.

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sneering attitude
презрительное отношение

Word forms

sneer

verb
Basic forms
Pastsneered
Imperativesneer
Present Participle (Participle I)sneering
Past Participle (Participle II)sneered
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I sneerwe sneer
you sneeryou sneer
he/she/it sneersthey sneer
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am sneeringwe are sneering
you are sneeringyou are sneering
he/she/it is sneeringthey are sneering
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have sneeredwe have sneered
you have sneeredyou have sneered
he/she/it has sneeredthey have sneered
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been sneeringwe have been sneering
you have been sneeringyou have been sneering
he/she/it has been sneeringthey have been sneering
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I sneeredwe sneered
you sneeredyou sneered
he/she/it sneeredthey sneered
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was sneeringwe were sneering
you were sneeringyou were sneering
he/she/it was sneeringthey were sneering
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had sneeredwe had sneered
you had sneeredyou had sneered
he/she/it had sneeredthey had sneered
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been sneeringwe had been sneering
you had been sneeringyou had been sneering
he/she/it had been sneeringthey had been sneering
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will sneerwe shall/will sneer
you will sneeryou will sneer
he/she/it will sneerthey will sneer
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be sneeringwe shall/will be sneering
you will be sneeringyou will be sneering
he/she/it will be sneeringthey will be sneering
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have sneeredwe shall/will have sneered
you will have sneeredyou will have sneered
he/she/it will have sneeredthey will have sneered
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been sneeringwe shall/will have been sneering
you will have been sneeringyou will have been sneering
he/she/it will have been sneeringthey will have been sneering
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would sneerwe should/would sneer
you would sneeryou would sneer
he/she/it would sneerthey would sneer
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be sneeringwe should/would be sneering
you would be sneeringyou would be sneering
he/she/it would be sneeringthey would be sneering
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have sneeredwe should/would have sneered
you would have sneeredyou would have sneered
he/she/it would have sneeredthey would have sneered
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been sneeringwe should/would have been sneering
you would have been sneeringyou would have been sneering
he/she/it would have been sneeringthey would have been sneering
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am sneeredwe are sneered
you are sneeredyou are sneered
he/she/it is sneeredthey are sneered
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being sneeredwe are being sneered
you are being sneeredyou are being sneered
he/she/it is being sneeredthey are being sneered
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been sneeredwe have been sneered
you have been sneeredyou have been sneered
he/she/it has been sneeredthey have been sneered
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was sneeredwe were sneered
you were sneeredyou were sneered
he/she/it was sneeredthey were sneered
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being sneeredwe were being sneered
you were being sneeredyou were being sneered
he/she/it was being sneeredthey were being sneered
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been sneeredwe had been sneered
you had been sneeredyou had been sneered
he/she/it had been sneeredthey had been sneered
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be sneeredwe shall/will be sneered
you will be sneeredyou will be sneered
he/she/it will be sneeredthey will be sneered
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been sneeredwe shall/will have been sneered
you will have been sneeredyou will have been sneered
he/she/it will have been sneeredthey will have been sneered