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Meanings of jeering in anglès

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escarni

Showing your contempt by derision.

escarni

Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule.

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Examples for "mocking"
Examples for "mocking"
1
Ain't nobody better. Those words were said in an almost mocking tone.
No mercy
2
More often than not the police car moves on, to mocking laughter.
The Guardian
3
Again the mocking growl which had so disturbed me in the corridor.
Atlantida
4
The tone was more mocking than fierce; but Felicia shrank under it.
The Mating of Lydia
5
She accused my book of mocking everything from domestic abuse to PTSD.
The Guardian
1
We both know you don't feel that way, so stop taunting me.
Frontier courtship
2
The laugh was turned on him; there was ceaseless ridicule and taunting.
Trumps
3
For the moment he felt powerless in face of her cold taunting.
Daughter of the Sun / A Tale of Adventure
4
Its voice was smooth, assured, and only just short of openly taunting.
Sharper than a serpent's tooth
5
Labarde was clearly provoking him; taunting a man just wasn't his style.
Amagansett
1
He heard derisive, scornful laughter that sounded vaguely flat and far away.
Time After Time
2
Bryant's derisive snort was enough to suggest that he did not agree.
The water room
3
But he does it rapidly and without any bitter or derisive idea.
Les Misérables
4
At least she didn't use a derisive tone when she quoted him.
Tarnished Knight
5
A slight derisive smile passed over the harsh features of the plague-nurse.
Old Saint Paul's: A Tale of the Plague and the Fire
1
Those behind the fence frequently shouted and yelped in taunts and gibelike cries, but the regiment maintained a stressed silence.
The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
Usage of jeering in anglès
1
A laugh frigidly jeering; a look lazily mutinous; gentlemanlike irony, patrician resentment.
The Professor
2
The jeering voice from the rear of the room belonged to Toomey.
The Fighting Shepherdess
3
Following the ignominious defeat the booing and jeering went up several decibels.
The Guardian
4
Another time I asked for hints and ended up jeering at myself.
The Name of the Wind
5
It benumbed him for a second; then he laughed with jeering bitterness.
The Thrall of Leif the Lucky: A Story of Viking Days
6
All the people were jeering and mocking at the poor friendless wretch.
Catherine Booth — a Sketch
7
The crowd was really ripping into Berdych, jeering him throughout his rant.
News.com.au
8
He shook his head and brandished his fists at the jeering crowd.
The Life of Stephen A. Douglas
9
Steele knocked over several of the jeering men to get to Andrews.
The Rustlers of Pecos County
10
So now the men ease their feelings by jeering at each other.
Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) / Lette...
11
Sigurd held his shield, yelling and jeering at Skylan, urging him on.
Secret of the Dragon
12
A chuckle of rough laughter, bitter and jeering, ran through the benches.
Marcella
13
And then without any hesitation, he turned and faced the jeering crowd.
Mother of the believers: a novel of the birth of islam
14
A laugh, rather jeering than cordial, ran through the group of labourers.
The Story of Bessie Costrell
15
Students, officers, and merchants walked behind Fyodor, jeering at him and crying:
The Schoolmistress, and Other Stories
16
Joe kept on turning until she was again facing the jeering lumbermen.
Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the Great North Woods
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Jeering through the time
Jeering across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common