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51jeering — n. Mockery, derision, gibes …
52fiction — fiction, figment, fabrication, fable are comparable when meaning a story, an account, an explanation, or a conception which is an invention of the human mind. Fiction so strongly implies the use of the imagination that it serves as the class name …
53play# — play n 1 sport, disport, frolic, rollick, romp, gambol (see under PLAY vb 1) Analogous words: enjoyment, delectation, *pleasure, delight: amusement, diversion, recreation, entertainment (see under AMUSE): *athletics, sports, games Antonyms: work… …
54gibe — UK [dʒaɪb] / US noun [countable] Word forms gibe : singular gibe plural gibes a remark that is intended to hurt someone or to make them feel stupid …
55heckle — heck•le [[t]ˈhɛk əl[/t]] v. t. led, ling to harass (a public speaker, performer, etc.) with impertinent questions, gibes, or the like • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME hekelen, var. of hechelen to comb flax; akin to hackle I heck′ler, n …
56heckle — /ˈhɛkəl / (say hekuhl) verb (i) (heckled, heckling) 1. to badger or torment; harass, especially a public speaker, with questions and gibes. 2. to comb (flax or hemp) with a hatchel. –noun 3. → hatchel. {late Middle English hekele (noun), phonetic …
57taunt — /tɔnt / (say tawnt) verb (t) 1. to reproach in a sarcastic or insulting manner. 2. to provoke by taunts; mock. –noun 3. an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge. 4. Obsolete an object of insulting gibes or scornful reproaches …
58quip — [kwip] n. [contr. < earlier quippy < L quippe, indeed, forsooth < quid,WHAT + pe, emphatic enclitic] 1. a witty or, esp. formerly, sarcastic remark or reply; jest or gibe 2. a quibble; cavil 3. something curious or odd vt. quipped,… …
59badgerer — noun someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections • Syn: ↑heckler • Derivationally related forms: ↑badger, ↑heckle (for: ↑heckler) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
60heckler — noun someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections • Syn: ↑badgerer • Derivationally related forms: ↑badger (for: ↑badgerer), ↑heckle • Hypernyms: ↑ …
