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Aaron, who was sometimes called Henry but was generally known to baseball fans as Hank or “Hammerin’ Hank,” for his long-ball power, grew up in Alabama and never forgot the jeers he received while playing in the South during the days of segregation.
HANK AARON, BASEBALL GREAT WHO BECAME FORCE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, DIES AT 86DAVE SHEININ, MATT SCHUDELJANUARY 22, 2021WASHINGTON POSTAugustus looked up at Mr Bellamy to find if he were jeering him; but he saw no reason to believe it.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSA great wave of jeering laughter swept down the benches as the black monster passed.
GOD WILLS IT!WILLIAM STEARNS DAVISValeria, with her wonted capriciousness, veered round in defence of the institution that she had been just jeering at.
THE DAUGHTERS OF DANAUSMONA CAIRDAs he swept past the boy the cowboy had uttered a jeering yell.
THE PONY RIDER BOYS IN TEXASFRANK GEE PATCHINViewed in this light, this passage is a mere jeering at our incapacity.
THE HIDDEN POWERTHOMAS TROWARDWhat is better fitted than such a tribute to check the jeering scepticism of the crowd as to the ability and purity of the sex?
THE COLLEGE, THE MARKET, AND THE COURTCAROLINE H. DALLIn the latter case, however, the punishment seems to have been inflicted for jeering.
THE SCIENCE OF FAIRY TALESEDWIN SIDNEY HARTLANDIt leaves everything to be understood without specifying anything; it is vague, jeering, insidious.
FILE NO. 113EMILE GABORIAUThe jeering words and mocking manner of M. Verduret made Raoul turn deadly pale, and start back as if confronted by a phantom.
FILE NO. 113EMILE GABORIAUWORDS RELATED TO JEERING
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- needling
- offensive
- ornery
- salty
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- severe
- sharp
- smart-alecky
- snarling
- sneering
- taunting
- trenchant
- twitting
- weisenheiming
- acerb
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- acid
- acrimonious
- arrogant
- austere
- backhanded
- biting
- bitter
- brusque
- captious
- carping
- caustic
- chaffing
- contemptuous
- contumelious
- corrosive
- cussed
- cutting
- cynical
- derisive
- disillusioned
- disparaging
- disrespectful
- evil
- hostile
- irascible
- ironical
- jeering
- mean
- mocking
- mordant
- needling
- offensive
- ornery
- salty
- sardonic
- satirical
- saucy
- scoffing
- scorching
- scornful
- scurrilous
- severe
- sharp
- smart-alecky
- snarling
- sneering
- taunting
- trenchant
- twitting
- weisenheiming
- acerb
- acerbic
- acid
- acrimonious
- arrogant
- austere
- backhanded
- biting
- bitter
- brusque
- captious
- carping
- caustic
- chaffing
- contemptuous
- contumelious
- corrosive
- cussed
- cutting
- cynical
- derisive
- disillusioned
- disparaging
- disrespectful
- evil
- hostile
- irascible
- ironical
- jeering
- mean
- mocking
- mordant
- needling
- offensive
- ornery
- salty
- sardonic
- satirical
- saucy
- scoffing
- scorching
- scornful
- scurrilous
- severe
- sharp
- smart-alecky
- snarling
- sneering
- taunting
- trenchant
- twitting
- weisenheiming
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