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jeering
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun jeering has 1 sense
- jeering(n = noun.communication) jeer, mockery, scoff, scoffing - showing your contempt by derision; Array is a kind of derision
Derived form verb jeer1
Adjective jeering has 1 sense
- jeering(s = adj.all) derisive, gibelike, mocking, taunting - abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"
THESAURUS
jeering
affront, aspersion, atrocity, banter, bantering, booing, brickbat, catcalling, chaffing, contempt, contumely, cut, derision, derisive, derisory, despite, dump, enormity, fleering, flippancy, flippant, flout, flouting, fooling, gibe, grinning, hissing, hooting, humiliation, indignity, injury, insult, jeer, joshing, kidding, leering, levity, mock, mockery, mocking, offense, outrage, panning, put-down, quizzical, ragging, railing, raillery, rallying, razzing, ridicule, ridiculing, roasting, scoff, scoffing, scurrility, smart, smart-aleckiness, smart-alecky, smart-ass, smartness, smirking, sneering, snickering, sniggering, snorting, taunt, taunting, teasing, twitting, uncomplimentary remark
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