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Jeering

Jeering Meaning & Definition
Jeering Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Jeering?

[n] showing your contempt by derision
[adj] abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Jeering: derisive | disrespectful | gibelike | jeer | mockery | mocking | scoff | scoffing | taunting

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See Also | derision

Jeering In Webster's Dictionary

\Jeer"ing\, a. Mocking; scoffing. -- n. A mocking utterance. -- {Jeer"ing*ly}, adv.

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