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[ adjective ] abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
Examples "derisive laughter" "a jeering crowd" "her mocking smile" "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'" Used in print (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)A week later the sentence of the Council was carried_out : Jake_Camaret and the woman were marched naked through the streets past a mocking populace . Related terms |
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