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Jeer

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WordDefinition
scoffverb(intransitive) To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision.
jeeringnounA mocking utterance.
floutverb(transitive) To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.
barracknoun(military, chiefly in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.
mockerynounThe action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
scoffingnounThe act of one who scoffs; derision; mockery.
gibenounAlternative spelling of jibe (“facetious or insulting remark”). [A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt.]

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mockerynounThe action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
scoffverb(intransitive) To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision.
scoffingnounThe act of one who scoffs; derision; mockery.
floutverb(transitive) To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.
barracknoun(military, chiefly in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.
gibenounAlternative spelling of jibe (“facetious or insulting remark”). [A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt.]
tauntnoun(transitive) To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
derideverb(transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
boonounA derisive shout made to indicate disapproval.
jibenounA facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt.
laughnounAn expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
japenounA joke or quip.
derisionnounAct of treating with disdain.
quipnounA smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.
raillerynounGood-natured banter, jest, or ridicule.
sniggernoun(chiefly UK, Ireland) A partly suppressed or broken laugh.
jokenounSomething said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
cracknounA thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
ridiculenounDerision; mocking or humiliating words or behavior.
jocularismnoun(uncountable) The act or practice of joking.

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