About The Word Jeer
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Jeer
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What's The Definition Of Jeer?
[n] showing your contempt by derision
[v] laugh or scoff at; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" Synonyms | Synonyms for Jeer: barrack | flout | gibe | jeering | mockery | scoff | scoff | scoffing Related Terms | Find terms related to Jeer: affront | aspersion | atrocity | back answer | barrack | boo | brickbat | bullyrag | call names | catcall | caustic remark | chaff | comeback | contempt | contumely | crack | cut | cut at | cutting remark | decry | deride | derision | despite | dig | dig at | dishonor | disoblige | dump | dump on | enormity | fleer | fleer at | flout | flouting | foolery | gibe | gibe at | gibing retort | gird | give offense to | hiss | hoot | humiliate | humiliation | hurl a brickbat | indignity | injury | insult | jab | jab at | jape | jeer at | jeering | jest | jibe | jibe at | knock | leg-pull | make fun of | mock | mockery | obloquy | offend | offense | outrage | Parthian shot | parting shot | pooh | pooh-pooh | put down | put-down | put-on | quip | rag | rail at | rally | rank out | revile | ridicule | roast | rude reproach | scoff | scoff at | scout | scurrility | short answer | slam | slap | slap at | sneer | sneer at | swipe | taunt | treat with indignity | twit | uncomplimentary remark | verbal thrust See Also | bait | cod | derision | rag | rally | razz | ride | tantalise | tantalize | taunt | tease | twit Jeer In Webster's Dictionary \Jeer\, n. [Cf. {Gear}.] (Naut.)
(a) A gear; a tackle.
(b) pl. An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting
or lowering the lower yards of a ship.
{Jeer capstan} (Naut.), an extra capstan usually placed
between the foremast and mainmast.
\Jeer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jeered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jeering}.] [Perh. a corrup. of cheer to salute with cheers, taken in an ironical sense; or more prob. fr. D. gekscheren to jeer, lit., to shear the fool; gek a fool (see 1st {Geck}) + scheren to shear. See {Shear}, 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. But when he saw her toy and gibe and jeer. --Spenser. Syn: To sneer; scoff; flout; gibe; mock. \Jeer\, v. t. To treat with scoffs or derision; to address with jeers; to taunt; to flout; to mock at. And if we can not jeer them, we jeer ourselves. --B. Jonson. \Jeer\, n. A railing remark or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery. Midas, exposed to all their jeers, Had lost his art, and kept his ears. --Swift. |
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