jeer

¹jeer

verb \ˈjir\

: to shout insulting words at someone : to laugh at or criticize someone in a loud and angry way

Full Definition of JEER

intransitive verb

:  to speak or cry out with derision or mockery

transitive verb

:  to deride with jeers :  taunt

— jeer·er noun

— jeer·ing·ly \-iŋ-lē\ adverb

Examples of JEER

1. He tried to ignore the jeering crowd.
2. The crowd jeered him when he struck out.
3. The prisoner was jeered by an angry mob.

Origin of JEER

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1561

Related to JEER

Synonyms

deride, gibe (or jibe), ridicule, laugh (at), mock, scout, shoot down, skewer

Related Words

scoff (at), scorn, sneer (at); bad-mouth, belittle, decry, disparage, pooh-pooh (also pooh), put down; chaff, jive, josh, kid, quiz, rally, razz, rib, ride, tease, tweak, twit; bait, barrack [chiefly British], bug, catcall, harass, harry, hassle, heckle, needle, pester, rag, target, taunt, torment; ape, burlesque, caricature, imitate, lampoon, mimic, parody, parrot, pillory, satirize, take off (on), travesty

Near Antonyms

applaud, approve, commend, endorse (also indorse), sanction

See Synonym Discussion at scoff

Rhymes with JEER

beer, bier, blear, cere, cheer, clear, dear, deer, Deere, drear, ear, fear, fere, fleer, gear, hear, here, leer, mere, mir, near, peer, pier, Pierre, queer, rear, schmear, sear, seer, sere, shear, sheer, skirr, smear, sneer, spear, speer, sphere, steer, tear, tier, Trier, Tyr, veer, weir, year

²jeer

noun

Definition of JEER

:  a jeering remark or sound :  taunt

Examples of JEER

1. <ignored the jeers of the other team's fans and just focused on making her free throw shot>

First Known Use of JEER

1625

Related to JEER

Synonyms

bird [chiefly British], boo, Bronx cheer, hiss, hoot, catcall, raspberry, razz, snort

Antonyms

cheer

Related Words

smirk, sneer, snicker, snigger; gibe (or jibe), put-down, taunt; whistle

Near Antonyms

applause, clapping