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
Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025
Vance can be seen smiling and waving as the audience continued their jeers.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Natalia Cano, Billboard, 12 Apr. 2025
Robert Sanchez lost the trust of Stamford Bridge to be the team’s starting goalkeeper long ago and has been booed and jeered at times.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Facing near-constant jeers and boos from the audience, Republican U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards answered questions about Ukraine, Elon Musk and federal layoffs at a town hall Thursday evening.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025
Vance can be seen smiling and waving as the audience continued their jeers.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
Upset attendees began jeering, throwing punches, and causing damage at the venue.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 12 Apr. 2025
Robert Sanchez lost the trust of Stamford Bridge to be the team’s starting goalkeeper long ago and has been booed and jeered at times.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeer
Noun
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Conclusion: The Crown is made for those who want the reliability of a Toyota SUV minus the snort and belch.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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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
Noun
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His voice—typically pitched between a bellow and a sneer—was instantly recognizable to the couple that night.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
3 May 2025
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In a movie climate where remakes tend to draw sneers of derision and claims that people have just gotten too lazy to invent anything new, Disney’s remakes of its own products are always a chief target.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The movie was met with stone silence for most of the running time, eventually turning to derisive laughter.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
15 May 2025
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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
Noun
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Aimee Lou Wood, who played Chelsea, couldn’t believe the attention on her toothy smirk.—
Brittany Talarico,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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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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When Ratcliffe and fellow co-owner Avram Glazer appeared on-screen, boos rang out among the 1,000-strong crowd of employees and family, once during the game and then again at full time.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Later, boos erupted when Shipman culminated her speech.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
21 May 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 5 Jun. 2025.
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