jeer
verb (used without object)
to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely.
had been jeering
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past perfect progressiveof jeer.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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The world number three celebrated by cupping his ears to the section of the Alexandra Palace crowd that had been jeering him throughout.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2023
That shot jolted a waterlogged Yankee Stadium crowd that had been jeering its own players amid sloppy play and missed chances in the later innings.
From Washington Times ● May 7, 2019
I lay down and I don't remember about Ilusha, though all that day the boys had been jeering at him at school.
From The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
They had been jeering at him, Lehmann and von Kesselborn, who were to be confirmed with him.
From The Son of His Mother by Clara Viebig
