Main entry: derisive, gibelike, mocking, jeering, taunting
Definition: abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
Usage: derisive laughter; a jeering crowd; her mocking smile; taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'
Main entry: teasing, mocking, quizzical
Definition: playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
Usage: his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air- Lawrence Durrell