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What (who) is Jeer - definition
Jeer
·noun A gear; a tackle.
II. Jeer ·noun A railing remark or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery.
III. Jeer ·noun An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship.
IV. Jeer ·vt To treat with scoffs or derision; to address with jeers; to Taunt; to Flout; to mock at.
V. Jeer ·v To utter sarcastic or scoffing reflections; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language; to Scoff; as, to jeer at a speaker.
jeer
v. (D; intr.) to jeer at
jeer
(jeers, jeering, jeered)
1.
To jeer at someone means to say or shout rude and insulting things to them to show that you do not like or respect them.
Marchers jeered at white passers-by, but there was no violence, nor any arrests...
Demonstrators have jeered the mayor as he arrived for a week long visit...
I didn't come here today to jeer: I want to give advice.
...mobs of jeering bystanders.
VERB: V at n, V n, V, V-ing, also V with quote
• jeering
There was constant jeering and interruption from the floor.
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2.
Jeers are rude and insulting things that people shout to show they do not like or respect someone.
...the heckling and jeers of his audience.
N-COUNT: usu pl
Examples of use of Jeer
1. His companions jeer at him convivially; he grins ruefully and then weaves off down the street.
2. Hey grandad, the aide will jeer into his latte, get a life.
3. Lefkowitz and others who seek to scuttle them cannot escape public censure and jeer.
4. She fears they would jeer at her parents if they knew.
5. It‘s a kneejerk reaction to jeer, "Oh yeah!" when somebody professes unselfish motives.