VERB | communication | jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe | laugh at with contempt and derision |
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NOUN | communication | jeer, jeering, mockery, scoff, scoffing | showing your contempt / contempt by derision |
Sounds | jhih'r | |
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Rhymes | acyclovir ... zaire / Zaire: 93 rhymes with ihr... |
Meaning | showing your contempt / contempt by derision. | |
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Synonyms | jeering, mockery, scoff, scoffing | |
Broader | derision | contemptuous laughter |
Spanish | befa, burla, burlería, mofa, rechifla | |
Catalan | burla, escarniment, escarni, escarn | |
Verbs | jeer | laugh at with contempt and derision |
Meaning | laugh at with contempt and derision. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "The crowd jeered at the speaker" | |
Synonyms | scoff, flout, barrack, gibe | |
Broader | tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride | harass with persistent criticism or carping |
Spanish | abuchear, befar, lanzar improperios contra, mofarse, rechiflar | |
Catalan | burlar-se | |
Nouns | jeer, jeering | showing your contempt / contempt by derision |
jeerer | someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt / contempt or calls out in derision |
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