jeered

past tense of jeer

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of jeered Somewhere in the middle were Arsenal, who explored making an offer for Alvarez while the situation was reaching its most arresting peak, with the 26-year-old striker roundly jeered by his own supporters at Atletico’s ground. Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 When the visitors' lineup and Skubal were shown on the videoboard and his name was announced before the first pitch, most of the crowd at Comerica Park clapped for the two-time Cy Young Award winner while some jeered him. ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 The crowd exploded with every tackle and shot, jeered at every foul whistled against El Tri. Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 30 June 2026 When early goals by both teams were denied by offside calls, the aggrieved fans jeered and whistled — the equivalent of Chiefs fans booing pass interference against their guy. Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026 Knicks fans booed, heckled and jeered Joel Embiid throughout Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026 The Nuggets ended the game on a 21-5 run and a catharsis, as Jamal Murray nailed a dagger 3-pointer and played to the crowd that had jeered his team not long ago. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026 About 100 feet from the sheriff’s immaculate enclave, jailers who worked for Smith jeered as Mitchell shivered in his own waste, court records show. USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026 The meeting often turned rowdy as residents gave thunderous applause to those speaking against and jeered those supporting it. Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 12 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeered
Verb
  • Other would-be demonyms, such as Unisian, United Statesian and United Statian, were similarly ridiculed.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Paris’ Eiffel Tower, for instance, was ridiculed for decades before becoming arguably one of the most iconic and well-loved pieces of architecture in the world.
    Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In fact, after the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, which killed six and injured more than a thousand people but hardly rocked the buildings, ironworkers mocked the idea that any terrorist could ever take down those great structures.
    Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • He was criticised by Guardiola last season for not challenging Virgil van Dijk anywhere near enough at Anfield in February, and he was mocked by supporters at Old Trafford in January after he was kept quiet by Lisandro Martinez and Harry Maguire.
    Sam Lee, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Jeered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeered. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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