jeer
verb (used without object)
to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely.
are jeering
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present progressiveof jeer.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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There’s something fundamentally wrong about when a group of men and women are jeering and shouting at busloads of kids.
From US News ● Jul. 9, 2014
It's December, and the rain is pouring, and the holidays are nearing, and the Seahawks fans are jeering.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2010
The soldiers themselves are jeering, wrangling, jostling; discussing their wishes and expectations; and, at last, they combine in a profound deliberation on the state of their affairs.
From The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works by Thomas Carlyle
I am a poor goldsmith, who serve whoever pays me; and you are jeering me as though I were a party-leader.
From Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini by John Addington Symonds
Miller, who acted quickly but thought slowly, now first understood the sense of the letter; he grew purple and said,— "The monks are jeering at us, gracious gentlemen."
From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
