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Wiktionary

  1. v. present participle of jeer.
  2. n. A mocking utterance.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. Mocking; scoffing.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. showing your contempt by derision
  2. adj. abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule

Examples

  • “The Hillary supporters did her no favor with their jeering from the sidelines.”

    Full Michigan delegation with half-vote to be seated by Dems

  • “I told the feller in jeering vernacular, 'thy sister my darling, thy name?' —”

    Damme!

  • “And the neoconservative school of columnists was almost unanimous in jeering at Rushdie for being hoist by his own petard.”

    Holy Writ

  • “From this oft-repeated prophecy Collins was known to every stockman in three States as the Coyote Prophet, the title a jeering one at first, then bestowed with increasing respect as men saw many of his prophecies fulfilled.”

    The Yellow Horde

  • “One of the most memorable parts of the State of the Union was when the President had to remind certain jeering members of congress that taking budgetary steps this fiscal year that don’t take effect until next fiscal year is “how budgeting works.””

    Matthew Yglesias » That’s How Budgeting Works

  • “If Xblogger sets up a “funny” site or blog section about Yblogger – if Xblogger’s pals use the comments of that blog for jeering at Yblogger on a regular basis – if a Technorati feed on “Yblogger” repeatedly turns up hateful remarks by Xblogger and pals – I think that’s bullying whether the jeering is sexual or not.”

    Scripting News for 3/29/2007 « Scripting News Annex

  • “The unbearable note of flippant jeering, which is underneath almost all modern utterance.”

    The Plumed Serpent

  • “His expression was jeering in its mockery of her ignorance.”

    Simon & Schuster: Ride the Thunder

  • “To anyone who has such feelings, the idea of jeering at honest, courageous soldiers is repulsive.”

    Mail Online - Peter Hitchens

  • “So, why is Insty promoting people ranting and "jeering" rather than something that would be effective?”

    At the Mauve Café.

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  • GHibbs My adjectival use: 'Get him away from the jeering crowd.' Aug 22, 2011

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