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Often marvellous tones—sneering and harsh, and wild—seemed to sound from the lute, as he was singing this strain.Zornig blickte der Landgraf den wilden Sänger an. Da erhoben sich die anderen Meister und sangen zusammen.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
I could have wept tears of blood when the wind whirled away those words of death, as in bitter, sneering mockery!Ach ich hätte blutige Tränen weinen mögen, als, wie im entsetzlich höhnenden Spott, der Wind die Todesworte in luftigen Wellen fortkräuselte!Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
"Look at the lunatic!" sneered Basta as Dustfinger stared at his hands, his face distorted with pain.»Seht euch den Verrückten an!«, spottete Basta, während Staubfinger mit schmerzverzerrtem Gesicht auf seine Hände starrte.Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / TintenherzTintenherzFunke, Cornelia© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003InkheartFunke, Cornelia© 2003 by Dressler Verlag© 2003 by The Chicken House
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Word forms
sneer
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | sneer | sneers |
Possessive case | sneer's | sneers' |
sneer
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | sneered |
Imperative | sneer |
Present Participle (Participle I) | sneering |
Past Participle (Participle II) | sneered |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I sneer | we sneer |
you sneer | you sneer |
he/she/it sneers | they sneer |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am sneering | we are sneering |
you are sneering | you are sneering |
he/she/it is sneering | they are sneering |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have sneered | we have sneered |
you have sneered | you have sneered |
he/she/it has sneered | they have sneered |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been sneering | we have been sneering |
you have been sneering | you have been sneering |
he/she/it has been sneering | they have been sneering |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I sneered | we sneered |
you sneered | you sneered |
he/she/it sneered | they sneered |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was sneering | we were sneering |
you were sneering | you were sneering |
he/she/it was sneering | they were sneering |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had sneered | we had sneered |
you had sneered | you had sneered |
he/she/it had sneered | they had sneered |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been sneering | we had been sneering |
you had been sneering | you had been sneering |
he/she/it had been sneering | they had been sneering |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will sneer | we shall/will sneer |
you will sneer | you will sneer |
he/she/it will sneer | they will sneer |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be sneering | we shall/will be sneering |
you will be sneering | you will be sneering |
he/she/it will be sneering | they will be sneering |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have sneered | we shall/will have sneered |
you will have sneered | you will have sneered |
he/she/it will have sneered | they will have sneered |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been sneering | we shall/will have been sneering |
you will have been sneering | you will have been sneering |
he/she/it will have been sneering | they will have been sneering |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would sneer | we should/would sneer |
you would sneer | you would sneer |
he/she/it would sneer | they would sneer |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be sneering | we should/would be sneering |
you would be sneering | you would be sneering |
he/she/it would be sneering | they would be sneering |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have sneered | we should/would have sneered |
you would have sneered | you would have sneered |
he/she/it would have sneered | they would have sneered |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been sneering | we should/would have been sneering |
you would have been sneering | you would have been sneering |
he/she/it would have been sneering | they would have been sneering |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am sneered | we are sneered |
you are sneered | you are sneered |
he/she/it is sneered | they are sneered |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being sneered | we are being sneered |
you are being sneered | you are being sneered |
he/she/it is being sneered | they are being sneered |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been sneered | we have been sneered |
you have been sneered | you have been sneered |
he/she/it has been sneered | they have been sneered |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was sneered | we were sneered |
you were sneered | you were sneered |
he/she/it was sneered | they were sneered |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being sneered | we were being sneered |
you were being sneered | you were being sneered |
he/she/it was being sneered | they were being sneered |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been sneered | we had been sneered |
you had been sneered | you had been sneered |
he/she/it had been sneered | they had been sneered |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be sneered | we shall/will be sneered |
you will be sneered | you will be sneered |
he/she/it will be sneered | they will be sneered |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been sneered | we shall/will have been sneered |
you will have been sneered | you will have been sneered |
he/she/it will have been sneered | they will have been sneered |