jeering Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun showing your contempt by derision
jeer; scoffing; scoff; mockery.
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verb laugh at with contempt and derision
barrack; jeer; gibe; scoff; flout.
- The crowd jeered at the speaker
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adjective satellite abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
derisive; gibelike; taunting; mocking.
- derisive laughter
- a jeering crowd
- her mocking smile
- taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'
WordNet
Jeer"ing adjective
Definitions
Mocking; scoffing. --n. --A mocking utterance. Jeer"ing*ly , adv.
