jeered

past tense of jeer

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of jeered 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 Republican Representative Barry Moore of Alabama left a town hall meeting through the back door on Thursday without delivering any closing remarks after being repeatedly booed and jeered by audience members. James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025 Outside Union Station, as travelers waited quietly with their luggage to be picked up, several protesters jeered the half-dozen armed Guard members patrolling the area. Bernard Mokam, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025 Paul Heyman interrupted the dueling babyfaces as fans jeered him in French. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeered
Verb
  • Evidently the Miami Dolphins didn’t like being mocked and ridiculed all week, nationally by the football media and at home by their own angry fans.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Claiming victimhood was a cop-out; those who made accusations of assault were ridiculed.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Following the no-contest between Aspinall and Ciryl Gane, Jones mocked the injured champion with a silent but hilarious move on social media that quickly garnered attention.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Italy’s performance at World Cup 1978 and Euro 1980 on home soil was decent enough, but their sluggish form going into the tournament meant he was mercilessly mocked in the Italian press.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025

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“Jeered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeered. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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