jeers
- present tense form of jeer (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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And after England's win against Croatia, the first hydration break during the match between Ghana and Panama was also greeted by jeers.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
When the U.S. flag was paraded onto the pitch during the World Cup opening ceremony in Mexico City last week, jeers rained down from the crowd.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
The jeers were loud, sustained and unambiguous — the sound of a city that overwhelmingly voted against this man, telling him exactly what it thought of him.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
Thrust into a position that was not his, Bradley had to endure the jeers of frenzied aficionados at the start of his professional career, along with spitting and tossed coins.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
If she was expecting jeers and teasing, they didn’t come.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
