jeering


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jeer

 (jîr)
v. jeered, jeer·ing, jeers
v.intr.
To speak or shout derisively; mock.
v.tr.
To abuse vocally; taunt: jeered the speaker off the stage.
n.
A scoffing or taunting remark or shout.
[Origin unknown.]
jeer′er n.
jeer′ing·ly adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.jeering - showing your contempt by derisionjeering - showing your contempt by derision  
jeer, mockery, scoff, scoffing
derision - contemptuous laughter
Adj.1.jeering - abusing vocallyjeering - abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"
derisive, gibelike, mocking, taunting
disrespectful - exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous; "remarks disrespectful of the law"; "disrespectful in the presence of his parents"; "disrespectful toward his teacher"
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jeering

adjective
Contemptuous or ironic in manner or wit:
derisive, mocking, sarcastic, satiric, satirical, scoffing, sneering.
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Translations
هازئ، ساخِر
pohrdavýposměšný
hånlig
sértõ hangnem
hæîandi
alaya alanalaycı

jeering

[ˈdʒɪərɪŋ]
A. ADJ [remark, laughter] → burlón, sarcástico
he was led through a jeering crowd → le hicieron pasar por una multitud que le llenó de insultos, le hicieron pasar entre una multitud que lo colmó de insultos
B. N
1. (= protests) → protestas fpl
2. (= mockery) → burlas fpl
3. (= insults) → insultos mpl
4. (= booing) → abucheo m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

jeering

[ˈdʒɪərɪŋ]
adj [crowd] → railleur/euse, moqueur/euse
n → huées fplJehovah's Witness [dʒɪˌhəʊvəzˈwɪtnəs] n → Témoin m de Jéhovah
She's a Jehovah's Witness → Elle est Témoin de Jéhovah.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

jeering

adj → höhnisch; (= shouting, booing) → johlend; (= laughing) → höhnisch lachend
n → höhnische Bemerkungen pl; (= shouting, booing) → Johlen nt, → Gejohle nt; (= laughing) → Hohngelächter nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

jeering

[ˈdʒɪərɪŋ]
1. adj (crowd) → che lancia grida di scherno; (remark, laughter) → di scherno
2. n → grida fpl di scherno
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

jeer

(dʒiə) verb
1. to shout at or laugh at rudely or mockingly. He was jeered as he tried to speak to the crowds.
2. (with at) to make fun of (someone) rudely. He's always jeering at her stupidity.
noun
a rude or mocking shout. the jeers and boos of the audience.
ˈjeering adjective
mocking or scornful.
ˈjeeringly adverb
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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