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Adjective jeering has 1 sense
  1. derisive, gibelike, jeering, mocking, taunting - abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"
    Antonym: respectful (indirect, via disrespectful)
,Noun jeering has 1 sense
  1. jeer, jeering, mockery, scoff, scoffing - showing your contempt by derision
    --1 is a kind of derision
    Derived form: verb jeer1
,Verb jeer has 1 sense
  1. jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe - laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"
    --1 is one way to tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride
    Derived forms: noun jeerer1, noun jeer1, noun jeering1
    Sample sentence:
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