what does jeering mean?
JEERING as NOUN
- Meaning
- showing your contempt by derision
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Hypernyms(s) jeering is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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JEERING as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- abusing vocally
- expressing contempt or ridicule
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Usage Example(s)
- derisive laughter
- a jeering crowd
- her mocking smile
- taunting shouts of `coward” and `sissy”
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