as in snorts
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 ridicules
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 jeers
Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026
On the Orioles’ opening day, the governor was introduced and greeted with a cacophony of boos and jeers.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2026
When Latino residents asked questions and voiced concerns, they were interrupted by jeers and groans from white members of the audience.
—Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2026
Giovanni Simeone leveled shortly before halftime, when some jeers rang out from the home fans.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
In an era in high school sports where boos, jeers, and uncalled-for chants are the status quo, Shelton steers fans to uplift rather than put down.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2026
Oh, and one more thing, which becomes clear when every ball that ricochets off a fielder’s glove is greeted with jeers from onlooking teammates.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
When the motion was advanced, it was met by jeers and some cheers from an audience full of hunters, trappers and advocates.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
The Grammy Award-winning songstress, who is also a judge on the singing reality show, was met with jeers from members of the audience several times while giving feedback to contestants during the Hollywood Week round of competition.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
While some celebrants have greeted these caricatures with cathartic jeers and sneers, others are shocked and outraged.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026
On the Orioles’ opening day, the governor was introduced and greeted with a cacophony of boos and jeers.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2026
When Latino residents asked questions and voiced concerns, they were interrupted by jeers and groans from white members of the audience.
—Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2026
Giovanni Simeone leveled shortly before halftime, when some jeers rang out from the home fans.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
In an era in high school sports where boos, jeers, and uncalled-for chants are the status quo, Shelton steers fans to uplift rather than put down.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2026
Oh, and one more thing, which becomes clear when every ball that ricochets off a fielder’s glove is greeted with jeers from onlooking teammates.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
When the motion was advanced, it was met by jeers and some cheers from an audience full of hunters, trappers and advocates.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
The Grammy Award-winning songstress, who is also a judge on the singing reality show, was met with jeers from members of the audience several times while giving feedback to contestants during the Hollywood Week round of competition.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeers
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The Rodents of Unusual Size that attack Westley in a swamp work because they are played by small men in rodent suits, rather than coolly conjured from pixels; their deliberate artifice is the thrill, and Reiner provided the voice for their hideous snorts.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
17 Dec. 2025
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Though Claudius ridicules Hamlet for his emotional vulnerability, his grief drives him to avenge his father and emerge as a hero.—
Jeanette Tran,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2026
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Back in their teenage years, Lexi’s older sister Andrea is depicted as a mean girl who ridicules Catherine mercilessly.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In an odd twist, ESPN’s Matt Miller mocks Joly to Denver with the 111th pick — which is the fourth-rounder that Miami dealt to the Broncos in the Jaylen Waddle deal that netted the Dolphins picks in the first, third and fourth rounds.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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This seems like a reach, but many mocks now have Cooper, previously considered a second-round pick, going to the Jets in the middle of the first round.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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But Dominguez exited to boos with the bases loaded and one out after allowing Caminero's leadoff home run, a single, a walk, a hit batter and a wild pitch.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Red Wings fans, the relative few who stayed in their seats until the bitter end, let their voices be heard with a chorus of boos.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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So much for Anthropic's Super Bowl taunts.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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More than an hour into the film, during a scene in which Buffalo Bill taunts the captive Catherine Martin—a moment that features both characters screaming directly into the camera—Mary got up and headed to the lobby.—
Brian Raftery,
Longreads,
29 Jan. 2026
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When the Huskies took the court here, they were booed roundly and Hurley’s postgame interview with CBS was nearly drowned by the catcalls.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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All three Republican gubernatorial candidates also had fun in the aftermath of the catcalls.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Jeers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeers. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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