Definitions for jeerdʒɪər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jeer*dʒɪər(v.i.)
to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely.
(v.t.)to speak or shout derisively at; taunt; mock.
to drive away by derisive shouts (fol. by out of, off, etc.):
to jeer an actor off the stage.
(n.)a jeering utterance; derisive or rude gibe.
* Syn: See scoff1.
Origin of jeer:
1555–65
jeer′ing•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
jeer, jeering, mockery, scoff, scoffing(verb)
showing your contempt by derision
jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe(verb)
laugh at with contempt and derision
"The crowd jeered at the speaker"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
jeer(verb)ʤˈɪr
to laugh or shout unkindly at sb in public
The audience jeered and threw things.; to jeer sb; loud jeers from the crowd
Webster Dictionary
Jeer(noun)
a gear; a tackle
Jeer(noun)
an assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship
Jeer(u)
to utter sarcastic or scoffing reflections; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language; to scoff; as, to jeer at a speaker
Jeer(verb)
to treat with scoffs or derision; to address with jeers; to taunt; to flout; to mock at
Jeer(noun)
a railing remark or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery
Translations for jeer
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
jeer(verb)
to shout at or laugh at rudely or mockingly
He was jeered as he tried to speak to the crowds.
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