Curl the lip (5 letters)

{ Answer }

SNEER

{ Related Clues }

Deride
Flout
Gibe
Mock
Putdown
Scoff
Cynical look
Cynic's look
Derisive look
Dirty look
Express contempt
Haughty look
Hostile response
Insolent look
Look of derision
Look of superiority
Make a face
Nasty look
Obvious derision
React derisively
Register scorn
Scornful look
Show contempt
Show of contempt
Show disdain
Show scorn
Sign of contempt
Supercilious look
Unkind look
Vile smile
Villainous expression
Villain's look
Villain's trademark
Elvis's trademark look
Lip-curling smile
Look with a twisted lip
Visual put-down
Expression that includes a lip curl
Malfoy's look, in the Harry Potter books

{ Tags }

contempt, contemptuous, curl, cynical, cynics, derision, derisive, disdain, expression, lip, look, mean, nasty, ones, scoff, scorn, scornful, show, smile, sneer, villains

{ Notes }

The answer SNEER is seen frequently, appearing about once every 60 puzzles.

{ Definition }

SNEER as a noun:

1. (sneer, leer) = a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls

2. a contemptuous or scornful remark

SNEER as a verb:

1. express through a scornful smile; "she sneered her contempt"

2. smile contemptuously; "she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano"