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jeer
(/dZ//i/r )

noun (n)

  • showing your contempt by derision(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    jeering, mockery, scoff, scoffing
    source: wordnet30
  • A gear; a tackle.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A railing remark or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • laugh at with contempt and derision(verb.communication)
    Example:
    The crowd jeered at the speaker.
    Synonym:
    barrack, flout, gibe, scoff
    source: wordnet30
  • To utter sarcastic or scoffing reflections; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language; to scoff; as, to jeer at a speaker.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To treat with scoffs or derision; to address with jeers; to taunt; to flout; to mock at.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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