were jeering
- past progressive of jeer.
Example Sentences
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The heat was blistering, the fans were jeering, the knockout punch was looming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2024
Likewise, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who initially refused to condemn those who were jeering at the players, has urged people not to boo.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 10, 2021
And my guess is that most of the people who were jeering regret doing so now.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2019
Brazilians, the most happy-go-lucky, most soccer-loving people in the world, were jeering their own team on the eve of the World Cup.
From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2014
The crowd were jeering, and his face was flushed with an angry red—a thing I'd never seen before.
From Mortmain by Train, Arthur Cheny
