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1. (v.i.) jeer
to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely.
2. (v.t.) jeer
to speak or shout derisively at; taunt; mock.
3. jeer
to drive away by derisive shouts (fol. by out of, off, etc.):
to jeer an actor off the stage.
4. (n.) jeer
a jeering utterance; derisive or rude gibe.
Etymology: (1555–65)
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| Definition of 'jeer' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) jeer, jeering, mockery, scoff, scoffing
showing your contempt by derision
2. (verb) jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe
laugh at with contempt and derision
"The crowd jeered at the speaker"
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1. (verb) jeer
to laugh or shout unkindly at sb in public
The audience jeered and threw things.; to jeer sb; loud jeers from the crowd
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| Definition of 'jeer' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) jeer
a gear; a tackle
2. (noun) jeer
an assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship
3. (noun) jeer
a railing remark or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery
4. jeer
to utter sarcastic or scoffing reflections; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language; to scoff; as, to jeer at a speaker
5. (verb) jeer
to treat with scoffs or derision; to address with jeers; to taunt; to flout; to mock at
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Sense: to shout at or laugh at rudely or mockingly
He was jeered as he tried to speak to the crowds.
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 Afrikaans: spot |
 Arabic: يَسْخَر من |
 Bulgarian: надсмивам се |
 Brazilian: zombar |
 Czech: vypískat, vykřičet |
 German: höhnen |
 Danish: håne |
 Greek: γιουχαΐζω |
 Spanish: abuchear |
 Estonian: välja naerma |
 Farsi: هو کردن؛ مورد تمسخر قرار |
 Finnish: pilkata |
 French: huer |
 Hebrew: לִלעוֹג |
 Hindi: उपहास करना |
 Croatian: rugati se |
 Hungarian: lehurrog |
 Indonesian: mencemooh |
 Icelandic: gera hróp að, hæða |
 Italian: deridere |
 Japanese: あざける |
 Korean: 조소하다 |
 Lithuanian: nušvilpti |
 Latvian: izsvilpt |
 Malay: diejek-ejek |
 Dutch: honen |
 Norwegian: håne, spotte |
 Polish: wyśmiać |
 Persian: هو کردن؛ مورد تمسخر قرار |
 Pashto: مسخره كول: پيغور وركول ( |
 Portuguese: zombar |
 Romanian: a huidui |
 Russian: глумиться |
 Slovak: vypískať |
 Slovenian: izžvižgati |
 Serbian: rugati se |
 Swedish: håna, hånskratta, begabba |
 Thai: โห่ |
 Turkish: yuhalamak |
 Taiwanese: 嘲笑 |
 Ukrainian: глузувати |
 Urdu: تضحیک کرنا |
 Vietnamese: chế nhạo |
 Chinese: 嘲笑 |
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