What is the meaning of jeering?

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noun

Showing your contempt by derision.
- synonyms: jeer, mockery, scoff, scoffing

verb

Laugh at with contempt and derision.
- usage: "The crowd jeered at the speaker"
- synonyms: jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe

adjective

Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule.
- usage: "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"
- synonyms: derisive, gibelike, mocking, taunting

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