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jeered

  • past participle of jeer.
  • past tense form of jeer.

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Some of those fans turned their backs during the national anthem, which many in the stands jeered at its start.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 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

“I don’t know what y’all are whining about,” he once said as the crowd jeered him after yet another victory.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

The Northern Irishman was jeered on every throw by the Dublin crowd as he suffered a 6-0 humbling at the hands of a ruthless Price.

From BBC Mar. 19, 2026

The crowd jeered and jostled as the matron launched into it after Magdalys.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older