Explore Jeering through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like derisive or scoffing. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Jeering meaning
present participle and gerund of jeer
Synonyms of Jeering
Using Jeering
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of jeer
- Useful related words include: derisive, scoffing, scoff, mockery.
- In the example corpus, jeering often appears in combinations such as: of jeering, and jeering, jeering crowds.
Context around Jeering
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Jeering
- In this selection, "jeering" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, aggressive, actually, started, crowds, terrorists and katie stand out and add context to how "jeering" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include booing and jeering a president and bursting into jeering laughter whenever. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "jeering" sits close to words such as abbe, abeyance and abp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with jeering
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Their jeering was grotesque. (4 words)
Some 500 jeering spectators watched the punishment as some yelled "harder, harder". (12 words)
One protester shouted at others who were jeering at police "Today is a peaceful march! (15 words)
A few dozen showed up but were corraled on the other side of the convention center parking lot, jeering Trump supporters as they passed, but the atmosphere was like any summer day in Wildwood, a non-stop party, and celebration. (40 words)
Casting himself as a centrist in an era where partisan politics has become something of a bloodsport, his sunny optimism, complete with jokes and frequent pauses to smile, contrasted strongly with aggressive jeering from the ranks of Republican lawmakers. (39 words)
When Queen Suthida’s motorcade slowed as it encountered a few dozen protesters jeering outside Bangkok’s Government House on Oct. 14, royalists denounced it as unforgivable harassment in a kingdom whose constitution demands reverence for the monarchy. (38 words)
Will someone with a gun and lethal intentions be standing in the next jeering crowd gathered in response to legitimate police action? (22 words)
One protester shouted at others who were jeering at police "Today is a peaceful march! (15 words)
Example sentences (20)
Casting himself as a centrist in an era where partisan politics has become something of a bloodsport, his sunny optimism, complete with jokes and frequent pauses to smile, contrasted strongly with aggressive jeering from the ranks of Republican lawmakers.
First and foremost, of course, are those facing unimaginable loss: entire families slaughtered, tortured, kidnapped, or put on display in front of jeering crowds.
Israeli civilians, including women, were also seen tied up and thrown into the back of trips in front of jeering terrorists.
It turns out the crowd were not actually jeering Katie's singing - which has been panned in the past - but, in typical panto fashion, booing her evil character instead.
Other people in the stands started jeering and putting their thumbs down at the incident as one said: “Come on, that’s a former player, man.
Berg, in the film as in life, said those jeering at him during his show saw Jews as “some mythological thing” to fault for their problems.
A few dozen showed up but were corraled on the other side of the convention center parking lot, jeering Trump supporters as they passed, but the atmosphere was like any summer day in Wildwood, a non-stop party, and celebration.
Same-sex relations can earn residents a whipping in front of jeering crowds, which can number in the hundreds.
Their jeering was grotesque.
When Queen Suthida’s motorcade slowed as it encountered a few dozen protesters jeering outside Bangkok’s Government House on Oct. 14, royalists denounced it as unforgivable harassment in a kingdom whose constitution demands reverence for the monarchy.
Booing and jeering a president who is hugely unpopular in New York City comes as little surprise.
One protester shouted at others who were jeering at police "Today is a peaceful march!
Propelled by widespread jeering of the national anthem during football matches between Chinese and Hong Kong teams, the Legislative Council attempted to pass a law making it an offence to insult the Chinese flag.
Some 500 jeering spectators watched the punishment as some yelled "harder, harder".
This game was played against a backdrop of unrest and uncertainty created by the tension that manifested itself in alarming circumstances when reacted to fans jeering his substitution against Crystal Palace on Sunday.
Will someone with a gun and lethal intentions be standing in the next jeering crowd gathered in response to legitimate police action?
Before Sanders took to the stage, a group of jeering Trump supporters affiliated with Patriot Movement Arizona were ejected from the theater by police after being warned not to interrupt again.
For once there was cheering instead of jeering for saves inside of the Wells Fargo Center.
His campaign team stacked much of the studio audience with his supporters who, in clearly premeditated fashion, cheered and clapped loudly for Tusk while bursting into jeering laughter whenever Kaczynski spoke.
Kangaroos player Willie Mason made a mistake at the 2006 Tri Nations by laughing and jeering as the Australian rugby league team advanced on the Kiwis during the pre-game haka.
Common combinations with jeering
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of jeering 5×
- and jeering 4×
- jeering crowds 2×
- jeering at 2×
- jeering trump 2×