as in ridiculing
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
the unforgiving crowd jeered the magician when the final trick went awry
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Recent Examples of jeering
Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026
Some of the people in that group began taunting and jeering at the dancing men, some of whom were shirtless and wearing bathing suits.
—CBS News, 9 June 2026
Lestat, now a contemporary rock star who writes songs about living openly undead, demonstrates his contempt for Interview With the Vampire by jeering at audience members who might have read it.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 June 2026
But not a word could be heard over the relentless jeering the Bay Area crowd directed toward her in the Valkyries’ 90-88 victory.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Or when their crowd were jeering Rogers?
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 21 May 2026
For the remainder of the match, the crowd stayed vocal, cheering during Wave attacking build-ups and loudly jeering whenever a Bay FC player went down or a decision went against their team.
—Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
In a particularly infamous incident, early in the strike, Art Babbitt started jeering when Walt drove across the picket line.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
But after the first series of the 2026 MLB season, those same fans who were celebrating Bichette's signing a few months ago are now the same ones jeering him after an awful debut series with the Mets.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
It’s reported that some Knicks celebrators followed the Spurs back to their hotel, jeering and egging them.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026
Some of the people in that group began taunting and jeering at the dancing men, some of whom were shirtless and wearing bathing suits.
—CBS News, 9 June 2026
Lestat, now a contemporary rock star who writes songs about living openly undead, demonstrates his contempt for Interview With the Vampire by jeering at audience members who might have read it.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 June 2026
But not a word could be heard over the relentless jeering the Bay Area crowd directed toward her in the Valkyries’ 90-88 victory.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Or when their crowd were jeering Rogers?
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 21 May 2026
For the remainder of the match, the crowd stayed vocal, cheering during Wave attacking build-ups and loudly jeering whenever a Bay FC player went down or a decision went against their team.
—Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
In a particularly infamous incident, early in the strike, Art Babbitt started jeering when Walt drove across the picket line.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
But after the first series of the 2026 MLB season, those same fans who were celebrating Bichette's signing a few months ago are now the same ones jeering him after an awful debut series with the Mets.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeering
Adjective
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To get a sense of his whole deal, look no further than the half-mocking, half-earnest title of his latest album, Country!—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The internet absolutely let Clavicular have it, ridiculing the influencer with a barrage of memes.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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North Korea conducted a series of tests last week that state media said involved various new weapons systems, including ballistic missiles armed with cluster-bomb warheads, while its senior officials issued crude statements ridiculing South Korean hopes for warmer relations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Educators were fired for making insensitive comments about him on their personal social-media accounts; a firefighter in Toledo lost his job for posting a derisive eulogy on Facebook; various airline employees were suspended for disparaging Kirk online.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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But this time, American allies have balked at Trump’s request to send warships to help transport oil through the strait, suggesting there is a limit to how far Europe will go to keep Trump onside in Ukraine and demonstrating the upshot of Trump’s derisive attitude toward alliances.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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Some of the people in that group began taunting and jeering at the dancing men, some of whom were shirtless and wearing bathing suits.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Then Tate started openly taunting his accusers.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Charles Barkley was once spitting mad at a heckling fan, and his expectoration wound up splashing on an 8-year-old girl.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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Reuters reported that BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, who hosted the dinner of some 200 people as co-chair of the World Economic Forum, ended the dinner after the heckling incident — before dessert was served.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Jeering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeering. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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