Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
abusing vocally;
expressing contempt or ridicule;
- Example: "derisive laughter"- Example: "a jeering crowd"- Example: "her mocking smile"- Example: "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"[syn: derisive, gibelike, jeering, mocking, taunting]