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
CBS News,
23 June 2026
In response, the Fed raised or lowered interest rates to increase or decrease liquidity, eliciting both cheers and jeers from political and economic opinion makers.
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Harry Kraemer,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The Cubs lost 8-6 and the cheers turned to jeers and swears as relief pitcher Jacob Webb cursed his own performance after the game.
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Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
However all the boos and jeers started to slowly fade once Williams started to hit shots.
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Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
20 June 2026
In the first few minutes, the jeers were murmurs that faded into the overall atmosphere in the stands.
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Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
Commencement speakers across the country have been met with widespread jeers over the past month, mostly in skeptical response to statements about a pending workplace evolution related to AI.
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
The jeers were followed by raucous cheers for the Knicks.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
9 June 2026
The jeers turned to cheers when the jumbotron focused on Knicks star Jalen Brunson, who was shown standing on the court.
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Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
Noun
Loud jeers have greeted the stoppages, around 22 minutes into each half, especially at games played in stadiums with roofs and air conditioning, such as Atlanta.
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CBS News,
23 June 2026
In response, the Fed raised or lowered interest rates to increase or decrease liquidity, eliciting both cheers and jeers from political and economic opinion makers.
—
Harry Kraemer,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The Cubs lost 8-6 and the cheers turned to jeers and swears as relief pitcher Jacob Webb cursed his own performance after the game.
—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
However all the boos and jeers started to slowly fade once Williams started to hit shots.
—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
20 June 2026
In the first few minutes, the jeers were murmurs that faded into the overall atmosphere in the stands.
—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
Commencement speakers across the country have been met with widespread jeers over the past month, mostly in skeptical response to statements about a pending workplace evolution related to AI.
—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
The jeers were followed by raucous cheers for the Knicks.
—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
9 June 2026
The jeers turned to cheers when the jumbotron focused on Knicks star Jalen Brunson, who was shown standing on the court.
—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jeers
Noun
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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.
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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.
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Back in their teenage years, Lexi’s older sister Andrea is depicted as a mean girl who ridicules Catherine mercilessly.
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Neither team has pressed forward with much conviction in the first 15 minutes, and after some back-and-forth passing on the back line of the Netherlands' defense, boos could be heard from restless spectators in Monterrey.
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Despite being a bargain signing and a key player with two Champions League and three La Liga titles, his relationship with the club and fans has reportedly soured due to recent trophyless seasons and boos.
Verb
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One of the moments in the musical that caused the most laughter and claps from the audience was the final song, which mocks the idea of using violence as a form of protest rather than joining a movement or focusing on policy.
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The group openly mocks Jesus Christ and many Christian and Catholic traditions.
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Especially women, with all those drunken servicemen rolling through, packs of them, fights spilling out of the cafés, catcalls and spitting in the streets.
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For Dua, puberty and social maturity become knotted up in unpredictable notions of bodily harm (whether acted upon, or merely threatened), as Serbian boys and men harass her on the way home from school, lacing their catcalls with ethnic slurs.
Verb
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In the final episode of the season, Max taunts Pip on her way to Stanley’s funeral as his companion, a young blonde, laughs and drinks wine.
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Newsom taunts Trump with multiple jabs as Florida redistricting fight ramps up.
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“Jeers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jeers. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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