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jeering
(encz) | jeering,posmívání n: Zdeněk Brož |
Jeering
(gcide) | Jeer \Jeer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jeered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Jeering.] [Perh. a corrup. of cheer to salute with cheers,
taken in an ironical sense; or more prob. fr. D. gekscheren
to jeer, lit., to shear the fool; gek a fool (see 1st Geck)
+ scheren to shear. See Shear, v.]
To utter sarcastic or scoffing reflections; to speak with
mockery or derision; to use taunting language; to scoff; as,
to jeer at a speaker.
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But when he saw her toy and gibe and jeer. --Spenser.
Syn: To sneer; scoff; flout; gibe; mock.
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Jeering
(gcide) | Jeering \Jeer"ing\, a.
Mocking; scoffing. -- n. A mocking utterance. --
Jeer"ing*ly, adv.
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jeering
(wn) | jeering
adj 1: abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule;
"derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking
smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'" [syn:
derisive, gibelike, jeering, mocking, taunting]
n 1: showing your contempt by derision [syn: jeer, jeering,
mockery, scoff, scoffing] |
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jeering
(encz) | jeering,posmívání n: Zdeněk Brož |
jeeringly
(encz) | jeeringly,posmívajíc se Zdeněk Brož |
Jeeringly
(gcide) | Jeering \Jeer"ing\, a.
Mocking; scoffing. -- n. A mocking utterance. --
Jeer"ing*ly, adv.
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jeering
(wn) | jeering
adj 1: abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule;
"derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking
smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'" [syn:
derisive, gibelike, jeering, mocking, taunting]
n 1: showing your contempt by derision [syn: jeer, jeering,
mockery, scoff, scoffing] |
jeeringly
(wn) | jeeringly
adv 1: in a disrespectful jeering manner [syn: jeeringly,
mockingly, gibingly] |
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