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jeer

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[jeer]

verb (used without object)

  1. to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely.

    Don't jeer unless you can do better.

    Synonyms: ,


verb (used with object)

  1. to shout derisively at; taunt.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. to treat with scoffs or derision; mock.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  3. to drive away by derisive shouts (followed by out of, off, etc.).

    They jeered the speaker off the stage.

noun

  1. a jeering utterance; derisive or rude gibe.

jeer

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[jeer]

noun

Nautical.
  1. any of various combinations of tackles for raising or lowering heavy yards.

jeer

/ ɪə /

verb

  1. (often foll by at) to laugh or scoff (at a person or thing); mock

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a remark or cry of derision; gibe; taunt

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • jeerer noun
  • jeeringly adverb
  • unjeered adjective
  • unjeering adjective
  • ˈԲ adjective
  • ˈ noun
  • ˈԲly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jeer1

1555–65; origin uncertain; compare Old English ŧ clamor, akin to ŧ to call out

Origin of jeer2

First recorded in 1485–95; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jeer1

C16: of unknown origin
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Synonym Study

See scoff 1.
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Example Sentences

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Here at the City Ground, where England were welcomed ecstatically before kick-off, fans cut straight to jeering, with shouts of "disgraceful" as the players made their way off.

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Instead, young California guardsmen, each given 20 rounds of ammunition, marched to the Bay amid a jeering crowd, took a ferry to Oakland and tried to get to Sacramento by train.

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From the crowd, several viewers jeered and yelled at Tran to “go home.”

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Tuchel's men were jeered off the pitch at half-time and again at the end, leaving the England manager "not happy" with the disappointing display.

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He played for the first time since confirming his impending exit when he appeared as a substitute in the 2-2 draw against Arsenal on Sunday and received jeers from some supporters.

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