Jeer in English dictionary

  • jeer

    Meanings and definitions of "Jeer"

    • A railing remark or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery.
    • (intransitive, construed with at ) To utter sarcastic or scoffing reflections; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language; to scoff; as, to jeer at a speaker.
    • (transitive) To treat with scoffs or derision; to address with jeers; to taunt; to flout; to mock at.
    • (nautical) A gear; a tackle.
    • (nautical)(plural). An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the yards of a ship.
    • noun
      (nautical)
      A gear; a tackle.
    • noun
      (nautical, in the plural)
      An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the yards of a ship.
    • noun
      A mocking remark or reflection
    • verb
      (intransitive, jeer at)
      To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.
    • verb
      (transitive, archaic)
      To mock; treat with mockery; to taunt
    • railing remark or reflection; scoff; taunt; biting jest; flout; jibe; mockery
    • to scoff or mock
    • jeer (at)
    • To treat or speak of with contempt.
    • noun
      showing your contempt by derision
    • verb
      laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"

    Synonyms of "Jeer" in English dictionary

    barrack, tantalize, derision are the top synonyms of "Jeer" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Jeer

    • jeer ( third-person singular simple present jeers, present participle jeering, simple past and past participle jeered)
    • jeer ( plural  jeers)
    • jeer (plural jeers)
    • jeer (third-person singular simple present jeers, present participle jeering, simple past and past participle jeered)
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