| 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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