jeer

¹jeer

verb \ˈjir\

Definition of JEER

intransitive verb

: to speak or cry out with derision or mockery

transitive verb

: to deride with jeers : taunt

— jeer·er noun

— jeer·ing·ly \-iŋ-lē\ adverb

Examples of JEER

1. He tried to ignore the jeering crowd.
2. The crowd jeered him when he struck out.
3. The prisoner was jeered by an angry mob.

Origin of JEER

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1561

Related to JEER

Synonyms: deride, gibe (or jibe), ridicule, laugh (at), mock, scout, shoot down, skewer

Related Words: scoff (at), scorn, sneer (at); bad-mouth, belittle, decry, disparage, pooh-pooh (also pooh), put down; chaff, jive, josh, kid, quiz, rally, razz, rib, ride, tease, tweak, twit; bait, barrack [chiefly British], bug, catcall, harass, harry, hassle, heckle, needle, pester, rag, target, taunt, torment; ape, burlesque, caricature, imitate, lampoon, mimic, parody, parrot, pillory, satirize, take off (on), travesty

Near Antonyms: applaud, approve, commend, endorse (also indorse), sanction

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Rhymes with JEER

beer, bier, blear, cere, cheer, clear, dear, deer, Deere, drear, ear, fear, fere, fleer, gear, hear, here, leer, mere, mir, near, peer, pier, Pierre, queer, rear, schmear, sear, seer, sere, shear, sheer, skirr, smear, sneer, spear, speer, sphere, steer, tear, tier, Trier, Tyr, veer, weir, year