as in snort
a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval
ignored the jeers of the other team's fans and just focused on making her free throw shot
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as in to ridicule
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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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 jeer
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
The footage shows Vance smiling and waving to the crowd from his box seat as the jeers continued.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Others jeer 'How Trump overthrew NeoCon foreign policy establishment from GOP': Burgess Everett intv.
—The Hill, 27 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Indie filmmaker Todd Solondz has for over four decades batted off ratings battles, jeers and boos at film festivals, and censorship controversies for his unflinching and scaldingly funny deadpan dioramas of American suburban life.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
The footage shows Vance smiling and waving to the crowd from his box seat as the jeers continued.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
With the phone still to her ear, Molly is confronted with a vision of herself at seven years old (Annabelle Toomey); the little girl is dancing around the room in a pink ballet leotard and jeering at her adult counterpart.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Others jeer 'How Trump overthrew NeoCon foreign policy establishment from GOP': Burgess Everett intv.
—The Hill, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeer
Noun
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The scenes on set in this episode are all comic gold, from Billy dashing to his tent for generous snorts between takes to a musical number that culminates in Teenjus healing a young man who then tosses his crutches away and breakdances.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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Some friends prescribed a healthy snort of bourbon and a trip to the doctor.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But the moralistic sneer didn’t take long to enter the postgame analysis.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The male characters are, typically, petulant narcissists with perpetual sneers who insult and cajole their female love interests into almost invariably unhealthy relationships.—
Josh Bell,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Yet their box-office take was negligible, and many reviews were not just negative but derisive.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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Fans gave up and drew national attention for paying planes to circle the stadium with derisive banners.—
Matt Baker,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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In group settings, Edelman was good for a clip on the local news, making a wry joke about his own passing abilities, the opposing team or Brady with a smirk on his face.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
6 May 2025
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Everyone has always wondered what that smirk was all about from day one.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There is only one team participating in these Stanley Cup playoffs that could build a 3-1 series lead and still manage to hear boos while playing Game 5 on home ice.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Lynch got the last laugh, attacking Lyra from behind to a chorus of boos.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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League sources stifle their snickers in public while privately marveling at the owner’s ceaseless stupidity. 3.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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So he must be placed in the Apparition section, next to ghosts like John Barron, sharing a snicker with Ivana.—
Greg Marotta,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2025
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“Jeer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeer. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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