Jeer

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To speak or shout derisively; mock.
  • v. To abuse vocally; taunt: jeered the speaker off the stage.
  • n. A scoffing or taunting remark or shout.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A gear; a tackle.
  • n. An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the yards of a ship.
  • n. A railing remark or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery.
  • v. To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.
  • v. To mock; treat with mockery; to taunt; to flout.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A gear; a tackle.
  • n. An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship.
  • verb-intransitive. To utter sarcastic or scoffing reflections; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language; to scoff.
  • v. To treat with scoffs or derision; to address with jeers; to taunt; to flout; to mock at.
  • n. A railing remark or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make a mock of some person or thing; scoff: as, to jeer at one in sport.
  • Synonyms Gibe, Scoff, etc. See sneer.
  • To treat with scoffs or derision; make a mock of; deride; flout.
  • n. A scoff; a taunt; a flout; a gibe; a mock.
  • n. A huff; a pet.
  • n. Nautical, tackle for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a man-of-war: usually in the plural.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. laugh at with contempt and derision
  • n. showing your contempt by derision
  • Verb Form
    jeered    jeering    jeers   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ride    rally    bait    rag    cod    tantalise    twit    tantalize    razz    taunt   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    gear    tackle    mock    sneer    scoff    gibe    flout    taunt    jibe    mockery   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bombardier    Chevalier    Clear    Deere    Fear    Greer    Imagineer    Lanier    Lear    Meir   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    taunt    gibe    catcall    derision    sneer    hoot    guffaw    mockery    execration    scoff