meesmuilen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeːsˌmœy̯.lə(n)/, [ˈmeːzˌmœy̯.lə(n)], [ˈmeːsˌmœy̯.lə(n)]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: mees‧mui‧len
Verb
meesmuilen
- (intransitive) to laugh in a jeering or mocking fashion
- Ze meesmuilde toen ze hoorde over zijn mislukking.
- She sneered when she heard about his failure.
- De jongens meesmuilden terwijl de nieuwe student zijn verhaal vertelde.
- The boys laughed mockingly as the new student told his story.
- Hij meesmuilde toen hij hoorde over de onwaarschijnlijke plannen van zijn concurrent.
- He laughed in a jeering fashion when he heard about his competitor's unlikely plans.
Inflection
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