Adjective: jeering jeer-ing
- Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
"a jeering crowd";
- derisive, gibelike, mocking, taunting, cynical, derisory
- Showing your contempt by derision
"His jeering at their efforts discouraged the volunteers";
- jeer, mockery, scoff, scoffing
- Shout or laugh at with contempt and derision
"The crowd jeered at the speaker";
- scoff, flout, barrack [Brit], gibe
Derived forms: jeerings
See also: disrespectful
Type of: bait, cod [Brit, informal], derision, rag, rally, razz [N. Amer, informal], ride [N. Amer, informal], taunt, tease, twit [informal], wind up [Brit, informal]
Encyclopedia: Jeer