jeer
verb (used without object)
to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely.
jeered
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past participleof jeer.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof jeer.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
jeerverb (used without object)to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely.
Example Sentences
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They jeered even louder and longer as he took the mound in the bottom of the first inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
By contrast, crowds jeered at the acting Venezuelan president, Delcy Rodríguez, chanting “Get out! Get out!” when she went to visit one hard-hit neighborhood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
A heavily jeered $250m goldmine - are hydration break ads here to stay?
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
And the fabled eye of CBS may grow a cataract at the prospect of being jeered from the stage of the nearly 6,000-seat Radio City Music Hall, to what would be resounding applause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
As each Keeper flew up to the goal hoops, the crowd roared and jeered in equal measure.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
