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 jeering
Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025
Congresswoman faces jeers while defending Trump tax policies.
—FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
The actor, who is Black and gay, previously alleged that two men jeered at him before pouring bleach onto his body and tying a rope around his neck on Jan. 29, 2019.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 23 May 2025
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Verb
The early and mid-game parade of tears and jeers out of Tribal Council truly felt like old school Survivor.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025
Congresswoman faces jeers while defending Trump tax policies.
—FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
Verb
Soto had only one hit in 10 at-bats in the three games as he was relentlessly booed and jeered by the Yankee Stadium fans.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
The actor, who is Black and gay, previously alleged that two men jeered at him before pouring bleach onto his body and tying a rope around his neck on Jan. 29, 2019.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeering
Noun
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They’re comforted by the hoots of owls and snorts of pig frogs.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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Even so, some of Lucy’s pronouncements are so truly awful that a blunt snort of laughter is the only response.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Yungblud’s voice — a piercing yelp that exists somewhere between Gerard Way’s wail and Brian Molko’s sneer — slotted him in the alt-rock world, but his aspirations seemed to stretch far beyond that categorization.—
Maura Johnston,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
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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
Adjective
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His comment about being the solution drew derisive laughter from some in the audience.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2025
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The movie’s historical re-creations, however derisive, are chilling.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Plague is exquisitely cast, from the Nickelodeon star smirk of ringleader Jake (Kayo Martin) to his cohen target Eli (Kenny Rasmussen), a genuine oddball.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
27 May 2025
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But watching a group of roughnecks on a rig in grubby overalls moving huge, long steel pipes, Dugan's smile begins to fade to a smirk.—
Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The day went off without many obvious hitches, although one unexpected development was Disturbed singer David Draiman being greeted with boos as well as cheers.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
5 July 2025
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Austin entrepreneur Kendra Scott has a new boo: Country music star Zac Brown 🌳Texas heat cramping your outdoor activity?—
Deborah Sengupta Stith,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 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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“Jeering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeering. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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