Jeerings

Part of speech: noun, verb

Definitions

1. The act of mocking or taunting someone with derisive comments or laughter
2. a display of scorn or ridicule often directed toward an individual or group
3. a collective expression of disdain characterized by shouts, jeers, or similar derisive sounds

Etymology: "Jeerings" is the plural of "jeering," so it is the form of a verb and noun that means to mock loudly. Its root, "jeer," is the word that carries the history: the verb is the older base, and the plural form simply counts separate outbursts of that mockery, as in a crowd's repeated jeerings.