jeering
part of speech
verb form (-ing form of jeer); adjective (jeering); noun (jeering, uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Jeering is shouting or laughing at someone in a rude, mocking way. tree →
2) A jeering voice or crowd mocks someone. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories, sport reports and kindness lessons. It tells the reader a crowd or person is mocking. Phrases: «jeering crowd», «a jeering laugh».
examples
- The jeering crowd made the player angry. tree →
- Stop jeering at your sister. tree →
- We heard jeering from the back of the hall. tree →
- His jeering laugh hurt her feelings. tree →
- The jeering stopped when the teacher came in. tree →
- Fans were warned that jeering is not allowed. tree →
- He bought a dozen copper lamps, put them into a basket, and went to the palace, crying: "New lamps for old!" followed by a jeering crowd. tree →
note
Base verb: jeer. Opposite: cheering.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «jeering» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.