Lexic.us

Definition of Jeering

1. Adjective. Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule. "Taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"

Definition of Jeering

1. a. Mocking; scoffing.

Definition of Jeering

1. Verb. (present participle of jeer) ¹

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Definition of Jeering

1. jeer [v] - See also: jeer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jeering

Literary usage of Jeering

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1823)
"... many voices /tooting- and jeering-.) 3d Voice. She'll skin a flint as soon as any body. 3d Fence» Nippy Judy. 4<A Voice. And swear the inside makes good ..."

2. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1897)
"The natives, jeering at their anguish, remained obdurate, and when the dawn revealed the terrible result of those long hours of maddening heat, ..."

3. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the by John Lawson Stoddard (1897)
"The natives, jeering at their anguish, remained obdurate, and when the dawn revealed the terrible ..."

4. Miscellanies by William Makepeace Thackeray (1877)
"... of jeering barristers' boys and Temple porters. But she pulled up the window in my face, and would no more come back to me than ..."

5. The Story of New Zealand: Past and Present : Savage and Civilized by Arthur Saunders Thomson (1859)
"War and jeering songs.—Stories.—Fables.—Proverbs. THE missionaries, soon after their arrival in New Zealand, became aware of the existence among the people ..."

6. Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions by Robert Chambers (1847)
"... And I to all a raven : every eye That follow'd her, went with a bashful glance : At me each bold and jeering countenance Darted forth scorn : to her, ..."

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