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To jeer is defined as to make fun of in a mean or mocking way.

(verb)

An example of to jeer is a bully at school calling a classmate an orphan after their parents get divorced.

See jeer in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb, transitive verb

to make fun of (a person or thing) in a rude, sarcastic manner; mock; taunt; scoff (at)

Origin: ? altered < cheer

noun

a jeering cry or remark; sarcastic or derisive comment

Related Forms:

jeerer noun
jeeringly adverb

See jeer in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb jeered, jeer·ing, jeers

verb, intransitive

To speak or shout derisively; mock.

verb, transitive

To abuse vocally; taunt: jeered the speaker off the stage.

noun

A scoffing or taunting remark or shout.

Origin:

Origin: Origin unknown

Related Forms:

jeerˈer noun

jeerˈing·ly adverb

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