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Search phrase: jeer

Plays

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The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.ii.22Yea, dost thou jeer and flout me in the teeth?Yea, dost thou ieere & flowt me in the teeth? 
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.iii.181Revenge the jeering and disdained contemptReuenge the geering and disdain'd contempt

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1812 As silly-jeering idiots are with kings, As seelie ieering idiots are with Kings,

Glossary

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Argier[pron: ah'jeer] Algiers; seaport capital of Algeria, N Africa
fleersneer, mockery, jeering
fleerjeer, grin scornfully, laugh mockingly
fleeringsneering, jeering, scornfully laughing
flirtscorn, jeer at, scoff at
floutmock, jeer, scoff
gallscoff, jeer, mock
gibescoff, jeer, ridicule
gibescoff, taunt, jeer
gibingscoffing, taunting, jeering
scornmock, jeer, express disdain [at]
Thersites[pron: ther'siyteez] cowardly Greek, killed by Achilles after jeering at him
whoophowl, hoot, jeer

Thesaurus

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jeerscorn
jeergibe
jeergibe
jeergall
jeerflout
jeerfleer
jeerwhoop
jeer atflirt
jeeringgibing
jeeringfleer
jeeringfleering

Themes and Topics

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Classical mythology...eek killed by achilles after thersites jeered at him for killing then falling in l...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
JEERBASICjeer v, jeering adj
JEERINTENSITYsilly-jeering adj
SILLYACTIONsilly-jeering adj

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