jeer
verb (used without object)
to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely.
was jeering
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past progressiveof jeer.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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That afternoon, when Hillary arrived in Harlem to visit an after-school program, the crowd was jeering reporters, chanting, “Leave Bill alone!”
From Time ● Jan. 26, 2015
That afternoon, when Hillary arrived in Harlem to visit an after-school program, the crowd was jeering reporters, chanting, "Leave Bill alone!"
From Time Magazine Archive
I heard whistles & cheering, or maybe it was jeering, until it faded away into the distance.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
An emigrant boy was jeering at his father.
From The Covered Wagon by Emerson Hough
Just now things not quite so charming filled the bill, for madame was jeering at him in a manner not to be misunderstood.
From Cleek, the Master Detective by Thomas W. Hanshew
