Definition of jeer
: to speak or cry out with derision or mockery
- a jeering mob
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Examples of jeer in a Sentence
He tried to ignore the jeering crowd.
The crowd jeered him when he struck out.
The prisoner was jeered by an angry mob.
Recent Examples of jeer from the Web
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Within a year, he was jeered at a public meeting attended by 500 people that went until 1 am.
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Fans jeered during the trophy ceremony when the tournament director, James Blake, mentioned the relocation.
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Barca fans haven't made things any better for their player, and have jeered him on occasion.
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According to some reports, the family would regularly jeer at the royals on the television news and wore their republican politics on their sleeves.
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More than 100 protesters stood outside in sub-freezing temperatures to jeer the president’s motorcade.
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The French forward has scored only one goal in his last 10 matches and has been often jeered by the Bernabeu crowd.
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In spite of this, Pique has not always been the most popular of figures with Spanish fans due to his strong views in favour of Catalan independence, and has often been jeered by his own supporters in matches and at training sessions.
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Fans took out their disappointment on Serena two days later in the final, relentlessly jeering her.
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Origin and Etymology of jeer
origin unknown
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First Known Use: 1561
in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
See Words from the same yearjeer Synonyms
Synonyms
deride, gibe (or jibe), laugh (at), mock, ridicule, scout, shoot down, skewer;
Related Words
scoff (at), scorn, sneer (at);
bad-mouth, belittle, decry, disparage, pooh-pooh (also pooh), put down;
jive, josh, kid, quiz, razz, rib, ride, tease, tweak, twit;
bait, 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;
Phrases
make fun of, make sport of, poke fun at, rag on;
Synonym Discussion of jeer
scoff, jeer, gibe, fleer, sneer, flout mean to show one's contempt in derision or mockery. scoff stresses insolence, disrespect, or incredulity as motivating the derision.
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- scoffed at their concerns
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- the crowd jeered at the prisoners
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- hooted and gibed at the umpire
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- the saucy jackanapes fleered at my credulity
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- sneered at anything romantic
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- flouted the conventions of polite society
Examples of jeer in a Sentence
ignored the jeers of the other team's fans and just focused on making her free throw shot
Recent Examples of jeer from the Web
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Soccer is now too scientific, too professional, too driven by the quantifiable for the actions of fans to count for anything, ran one strand of logic: The players are deaf to the jeers, inured to intimidation.
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The critical jeers for this second version ultimately grew so loud that it was recut to let this great pop song finally breathe.
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President Trump's decision to order some $50 billion in tariffs on a wide range of Chinese imports brought bipartisan cheers on Capitol Hill, jeers on Wall Street and fears of a trade war.
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Soon, though, there were jeers and groans, the former directed toward officials over some questionable early calls — even the mild-mannered Odom shared his mind during one teammate — and the latter lamenting the Retrievers’ erstwhile offense.
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Herro also did it all while battling the pursuant jeers from opposing students (and plenty of non-students) disapproving of his decision to forgo his initial commitment to Wisconsin.
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As Anthony Taylor blew the whistle for half-time the home side made their thoughts clear as there were loud jeers ringing around the stadium after the fans witnessed a half that lacked any quality.
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The statement drew jeers from the crowd as members shouted the city's response is not good enough.
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Alvaro Garcia got second-division Cadiz's consolation goal in the 86th, leading to jeers from Sevilla's home fans for the team's shaky finish to the match.
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Origin and Etymology of jeer
JEER Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of jeer for English Language Learners
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: to shout insulting words at someone : to laugh at or criticize someone in a loud and angry way
JEER Defined for Kids
Definition of jeer for Students
jeered;
jeering
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: to speak or cry out in scorn
The crowd jeered when the movie suddenly stopped running.
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: to scorn or mock with taunts
They jeered the penalized player.
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