jeering
verbHow many syllables in jeering?
There are 2 syllables in the word jeering.How to pronounce jeering:
Definition of jeering:
- jeering (verb):
- to speak or cry out with derision or mockery
Synonyms for jeering:
baiting
contemptuous
deriding
derisive
derisory
disrespectful
gibelike
hassling
heckling
joking
mocking
needling
ridiculing
sarcastic
scornful
taunting
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- supine
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