jeer
1to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely: Don't jeer unless you can do better.
to shout derisively at; taunt.
to treat with scoffs or derision; mock.
to drive away by derisive shouts (followed by out of, off, etc.): They jeered the speaker off the stage.
a jeering utterance; derisive or rude gibe.
Origin of jeer
1synonym study For jeer
Other words for jeer
Other words from jeer
- jeerer, noun
- jeer·ing·ly, adverb
- un·jeered, adjective
- un·jeer·ing, adjective
Other definitions for jeer (2 of 2)
any of various combinations of tackles for raising or lowering heavy yards.
Origin of jeer
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How to use jeer in a sentence
His mere existence is met alternately with thousands of adoring cheers or thousands of hateful jeers.
When Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault defended Valls in Parliament, he faced jeers and whistles.
Roma Immigrants Have Set France on Edge | Christopher Dickey, Alice Guilhamon | October 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTA quarrelsome media, sneers and jeers, doubts and suspicions.
He should ignore sneers and jeers from the media and the opposition.
When a crowd pulled a bearded man from the chaos, there was a surge of anger and jeers.
He was greeted by hoots and jeers, but with absolute imperturbability he reorganised his forces and checked the enemy.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonFinally they maneuvered Elsie against the side of a truck, and Tootles scrambled into place, amid the jeers of the neighborhood.
The Woman Gives | Owen JohnsonFrom the benches came countless curses and jeers—Frankish and Arabic; he heeded none.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisSlowly he crept back to the cellar, where he had to endure the jeers of his young companions and the good advice of his elders.
The Animal Story Book | VariousThe Tallest Delegate was called smartly to order; he rebelled, but when threatened with the sergeant-at-arms subsided amid jeers.
A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith Nicholson
British Dictionary definitions for jeer
/ (dʒɪə) /
(often foll by at) to laugh or scoff (at a person or thing); mock
a remark or cry of derision; gibe; taunt
Origin of jeer
1Derived forms of jeer
- jeerer, noun
- jeering, adjective, noun
- jeeringly, adverb
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