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jeering

jeering

7.2
Using rude words or loud laughter to show dislike
  • adjective
  • /ˈdʒɪrɪŋ/
  • Offensive
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  • He dragged the body behind his chariot, jeering at the Trojans all the while.

Were you part of the jeering crowd, Grandma, when Ruby Bridges was integrated?

Examples

  • But you would have people cheering and jeering and and hooting and hollering.

  • During the debate, the crowd couldn't help but express their disapproval with jeering remarks.

  • Talking, jeering and cheering was common during performances.

  • AN OLD WOMAN AMONGST THE JEERING CROWD

    Fiction book (1992)

  • (CROWD BOOING AND JEERING)

    Creed II (2018)

  • The comedian's jeering comments made the audience roar with laughter.

  • As the player missed the shot, jeering laughter erupted from the opposing team's fans.

Synonyms

to scoff
vsjeering
57 6.5

To say or do things to show you do not respect someone

is typically louder and aimed to shame in public contexts
teasing
vsjeering
  • Offensive
18 2.3

Making fun of someone, often playfully but sometimes hurtfully

is harsher and openly scornful rather than playful or gentle
mocking
vsjeering
2 4.5

Making fun of someone to show you do not respect them

is louder and more public, often rude and openly scornful
scoffing
vsjeering
  • Offensive
2 7.5

An action that shows you do not respect someone, often by laughing or saying rude things

is more about loud rude expression in public settings
to jibe
vsjeering
  • Offensive
1 8.5

To make cruel or mocking remarks about someone

is broader, focusing on loud public ridicule rather than just contempt
taunting
vsjeering
  • Offensive
5.8

Saying things that make fun of someone to upset them

is more about rude loud public remarks rather than purely provocation

How Mocking

jeering
  • Offensive
7.2
sneering
1 5.9

Surface Forms

jeering positive

Morphology

jeering = jeer (transparent) = jeer + ing

A participial adjective formed from the verb 'jeer' with -ing; the adjectival meaning 'making mocking remarks' is predictable from the base.

Etymology

Jeering comes from the verb jeer, which means 'to mock' or 'to scoff'. So a jeering person or crowd is one that makes rude, loud mocking words to show dislike or disrespect.