Definition of jeer
jeerer
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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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But even as the crowd around us jeered, the Obama staff practically stood at attention.
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Some residents booed and jeered as the mayor and three other council members adjourned from the meeting.
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Human-rights groups cheered, libertarians jeered, and the international—and American—left warned that the new policy will harm Cubans and U.S. investors.
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The incident prompted a furious response in Australia, with the crowd jeering the Saudi team, which instead of lining up moved into positions for the coming match on Thursday as Australia’s players linked arms to pay silent respects to victims.
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Kessler, who applied for his gathering’s permit on May 30 and attended Monday’s City Council meeting, was so roundly jeered by those in attendance that the meeting had to be suspended.
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Rick Barry went out of his way to warn Warriors fans against jeering Joe Lacob during a 2012 ceremony honoring Chris Mullin, and the Dubs legend recently went into detail about that incident.
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The crowd at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo jeered after the decision making N'Dam the regular WBA middleweight champ was announced.
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Possession would reign supreme, which was not an easy task in a club where defenders were usually jeered for passing the ball back to the goalkeeper.
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Origin and Etymology of jeer
origin unknown
Synonym Discussion of jeer
jeer
Definition of jeer
: a mocking and insulting remark or sound : taunt the jeers of the crowd
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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Thanks, Ohio House! Jeers... to purveyors of sarcasm, the lowest form of wit.
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On an internal agency blog, many NGA employees responded to the invitation with jeers.
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There's a kid in the crowd telling him to shut up, and relentless jeers, or Trump masks worn by attendees.
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Selig, then owner of the Brewers as well as league commissioner, was taunted by the fans in his own ballpark with jeers of ‘
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Groans turned to jeers as the video showed the protester being removed.
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Then, in a spectacle hatched by Lee’s senior corps commander A.P. Hill, the Confederates paraded the Union survivors through the streets of Petersburg to the slurs and jeers of the southern crowd.
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Council meetings often become a dueling spectacle of applauses or jeers from the audience at either the mayor or the council.
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The YouTube livestream’s chat immediately exploded in colorful jeers.
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Origin and Etymology of jeer
see 1jeer
JEER Defined for English Language Learners
jeer
playDefinition 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
1 : to speak or cry out in scorn The crowd jeered when the movie suddenly stopped running.
2 : to scorn or mock with taunts They jeered the penalized player.
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