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adjective
- 1. making rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice: "the jeering crowds"
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JEERING definition: 1. the action of laughing or shouting insults at someone to show you have no respect for them: 2…. Learn more.
to speak or cry out with derision or mockery; to deride with mocking and insulting remarks or sounds : taunt… See the full definition
JEER definition: 1. to laugh or shout insults at someone to show you have no respect for them: 2. a way of laughing…. Learn more.
Define jeering. jeering synonyms, jeering pronunciation, jeering translation, English dictionary definition of jeering. v. jeered , jeer·ing , jeers v. intr. To speak or shout derisively; mock. v. tr. To abuse vocally; taunt: jeered the speaker off the stage. n.
noun. showing your contempt by derision. synonyms: jeer, mockery, scoff, scoffing. see more. adjective. abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule. “a jeering crowd”. synonyms: derisive, gibelike, mocking, taunting. disrespectful.
Definition of jeer verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
As a noun, jeer is the act of scoffing, taunting, or mocking. Think of it as an anti-cheer. If you offer cheers for the visiting team and jeers for the home team, you might not be too popular in the stands.
Definition of 'jeer' jeer. (dʒɪəʳ ) Word forms: jeers , jeering , jeered. 1. verb. 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 passers-by, but there was no violence, nor any arrests. [VERB + at] His motorcade was jeered by angry residents. [be VERB -ed]
jeering in British English. adjective. 1. characterized by laughter or scoffing meant to mock or ridicule. noun. 2. the act or sound of laughing or scoffing in a derisive manner.
Jeer definition: to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely. See examples of JEER used in a sentence.