Verb
He tried to ignore the jeering crowd.
The crowd jeered him when he struck out.
The prisoner was jeered by an angry mob. Noun
ignored the jeers of the other team's fans and just focused on making her free throw shot
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Verb
McIlroy has faced the brunt of the insults from spectators, who also jeered and yelled at his wife throughout the weekend.—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025 Hundreds of protestors jeered Netanyahu from the street outside the UN secretariat.—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
Throughout the weekend, McIlroy and other European players sparred with fans, provoking the Irish golfer in at least one instance to yell back at the crowd, while others flashed middle fingers in response to the jeers.—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025 McIlroy backed away, drawing jeers, before Lowry came over to settle him.—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jeer
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