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How to pronounce jeer in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms barrack, flout, gibe, scoff
Type of twit, bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease
Derivation jeerer, jeering


The crowd jeered at the speaker.
Type Words
Synonyms jeering, mockery, scoff, scoffing
Type of derision

Examples of jeer

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Fans in the Mountain West Conference won't have much longer to jeer the Cougars.
From the online.wsj.com
Indeed, I used top go to OT, to watch Best and to jeer United from the away end.
From the independent.co.uk
Either way, you don't want to miss this chance to jeer Kobe Bryant and company.
From the sacbee.com
Suited commuters jeer across the tops of the 150 sprawling, rain-soaked tents.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Saints fans had come to jeer an unpopular former manager on the way to relegation.
From the independent.co.uk
As for USC fans, who get to jeer Illinois in the Rose Bowl, it's over, folks.
From the pe.com
But here, where they jeer the biggest names in football, it's not a problem.
From the guardian.co.uk
A jeer, that's what it really was and from a sportswriter, for cripes sakes.
From the ocregister.com
And now they jeer as Lewington whacks one over with his left boot from 25 yards out.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • Showing your contempt by derision
  • Laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"
  • (jeering) derisive: abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"
  • A railing remark or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery; To utter sarcastic or scoffing reflections; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language; to scoff; as, to jeer at a speaker; To treat with scoffs or derision; to address with jeers; to ...
  • (Jeers) Heavy tackle used for hoisting the lower yards in square riggers.
  • A spiritual head of Vaishnavites