jeer (verb)

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• jeer — ► VERB ▪ make rude and mocking remarks at someone. ► NOUN ▪ a rude and mocking remark. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

• jeer´ing|ly — jeer «jihr», verb, noun. –v.i. to make fun in a rude or unkind way; scoff; mock: »Do not jeer at the mistakes or misfortunes of others. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under scoff. (Cf. ↑scoff) –v.t. to speak to or treat with scornful derision; de …   Useful english dictionary

• jeer´er — jeer «jihr», verb, noun. –v.i. to make fun in a rude or unkind way; scoff; mock: »Do not jeer at the mistakes or misfortunes of others. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under scoff. (Cf. ↑scoff) –v.t. to speak to or treat with scornful derision; de …   Useful english dictionary

• jeer — I verb cavillari, deprecate, depreciate, deride, deridere, disparage, disregard, disrespect, gibe, have no regard for, hold in derision, inridere, insult, laugh at, make fun of, mock, ridicule, scoff, sneer, speak derisively, speak slightingly,… …   Law dictionary

• jeer — verb Jeer is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑audience, ↑crowd …   Collocations dictionary

• jeer — (v.) 1550s, gyr, to deride, to mock, of uncertain origin; perhaps from Du. gieren to cry or roar, or Ger. scheren to plague, vex, lit. to shear. OED finds the suggestion that it is an ironical use of cheer plausible and phonetically feasible …   Etymology dictionary

• jeer — verb (I, T) to laugh unkindly at someone to show that you strongly disapprove of them (+ at): of course they jeered at you you lost the game, right? jeer noun (C): hurtful jeers …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• jeer — verb direct rude and mocking remarks at someone. noun a rude and mocking remark. Derivatives jeering adjective &noun jeeringly adverb Origin C16: of unknown origin …   English new terms dictionary

• jeer — 1. noun /dʒir/ a) 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. b) …   Wiktionary

• jeer — I UK [dʒɪə(r)] / US [dʒɪr] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms jeer : present tense I/you/we/they jeer he/she/it jeers present participle jeering past tense jeered past participle jeered to shout or laugh at someone in an unkind way that… …   English dictionary

• jeer — jeer1 [ dʒır ] verb intransitive or transitive to shout or laugh at someone in an unkind way that shows you have no respect for them: City officials were jeered and heckled as they emerged from the meeting. jeer jeer 2 [ dʒır ] noun count a laugh …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English