Crossword clues for jeering
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
But when he saw her toy and gibe and jeer.
--Spenser.
Syn: To sneer; scoff; flout; gibe; mock.
Jeering \Jeer"ing\, a. Mocking; scoffing. -- n. A mocking utterance. -- Jeer"ing*ly, adv.
Wiktionary
n. A mocking utterance. vb. (present participle of jeer English)
WordNet
Usage examples of "jeering".
He heard Madam Hooch's shrill whistle, an uproar in the stands compounded of catcalls, angry yells and jeering, a thud, then Angelina's frantic voice.
Almost at once he had been cornered by a rowdy group of drunks who surrounded him, jeering and cursing him, then started to attack.
The howling and jeering of the crowd grew fainter and fainter until they reached the Entrance Hall, where they could hear nothing except the sound of their own footsteps.
And the jeering and japing wavered at the sight of these formidable foe.
But she did not possess his sense of humor which tempered his malice, nor his smile that jeered at himself even while he was jeering others.
The red glow in the sky was fading now and the road became so dark, so frightening, Scarlett would have welcomed words, any words from him, even jeering, insulting words, words that cut.
He was jeering at her and, somehow, she knew he was jeering at himself too.
His jeering words passed over her head and she did not even hear them.
In fact, seeing Persia in tears, she's impatient, jeering, stamps out of the room, Oh, Mother, will you for God's sake stop that!
Mock serious white faces, jeering eyes, those loud voices like barking laughter and who dares to resist?
He had last seen those cold grey eyes through slits in a Death Eaters hood, and last heard that man's voice jeering in a dark graveyard while Lord Voldemort tortured him.
He heard Madam Hooch's shrill whistle, an uproar in the stands compounded of catcalls, angry yells and jeering, a thud, then Angelinas frantic voice.
In the shadows behind her, Elise could see the jeering faces of her sons, among them the glaring dark eyes of Forsworth Radborne.
He had last seen those cold grey eyes through slits in a Death Hater's hood, and last heard that man's voice jeering in a dark graveyard while Lord Voldemort tortured him.