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Adjective jeering has 1 sense
- 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
- jeer, jeering, mockery, scoff, scoffing - showing your contempt by derision
--1 is a kind of derision
Verb jeer has 1 sense
- 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
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