All curl one's lip synonyms

verb curl one's lip

• dump — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
• twit — to taunt, tease, ridicule, etc., with reference to anything embarrassing; gibe at. Synonyms: jeer at, mock, insult, deride.
• gird — to gibe or jeer at; taunt.
• slam — the winning or bidding of all the tricks or all the tricks but one in a deal. Compare grand slam (def 1), little slam.
• deride — If you deride someone or something, you say that they are stupid or have no value.
• jest — a joke or witty remark; witticism.
• rally — to ridicule in a good-natured way; banter.
• caricature — A caricature of someone is a drawing or description of them that exaggerates their appearance or behaviour in a humorous or critical way.
• leer — to look with a sideways or oblique glance, especially suggestive of lascivious interest or sly and malicious intention: I can't concentrate with you leering at me.
• snicker — to laugh in a half-suppressed, indecorous or disrespectful manner.
• swipe — a strong, sweeping blow, as with a cricket bat or golf club.
• insult — to treat or speak to insolently or with contemptuous rudeness; affront.
• lampoon — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
• decry — If someone decries an idea or action, they criticize it strongly.
• travesty — a grotesque or debased likeness or imitation: a travesty of justice.
• crack — If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface.
• scorn — open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt.
• smile — a pleasant or agreeable appearance, look, or aspect.
• gibe — to shift from one side to the other when running before the wind, as a fore-and-aft sail or its boom.
• slight — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
• taunt — to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.
• scoff — to speak derisively; mock; jeer (often followed by at): If you can't do any better, don't scoff. Their efforts toward a peaceful settlement are not to be scoffed at.
• flout — to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock: to flout the rules of propriety.
• burlesque — A burlesque is a performance or a piece of writing that makes fun of something by copying it in an exaggerated way. You can also use burlesque to refer to a situation in real life that is like this.
• underrate — to rate or evaluate too low; underestimate.
• detract — If one thing detracts from another, it makes it seem less good or impressive.
• belittle — If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good.
• grin — to smile broadly, especially as an indication of pleasure, amusement, or the like.
• affront — If something affronts you, you feel insulted and hurt because of it.
• disdain — to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
• jeer — to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely: Don't jeer unless you can do better.
• ridicule — speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
• satirize — to attack or ridicule with satire.
• disparage — to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners.
• fleer — to grin or laugh coarsely or mockingly.
• laugh at — to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
• look down on — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
• put down — a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
• sneeze at — to emit air or breath suddenly, forcibly, and audibly through the nose and mouth by involuntary, spasmodic action.
• sniff at — show contempt
• turn up one's nose — to behave disdainfully towards (something)