verb (used without object)
1.
to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely: Don't jeer unless you can do better.
verb (used with object)
2.
to shout derisively at; taunt.
3.
to treat with scoffs or derision; mock.
4.
to drive away by derisive shouts (followed by out of, off, etc.): They jeered the speaker off the stage.
noun
5.
a jeering utterance; derisive or rude gibe.
Origin:
1555–65; origin uncertain; compare Old English cēir clamor, akin to cēgan to call out
1555–65; origin uncertain; compare Old English cēir clamor, akin to cēgan to call out
Related forms
jeer·er, noun
jeer·ing·ly, adverb
un·jeered, adjective
un·jeer·ing, adjective
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| —vb | |
| 1. | ( |
| —n | |
| 2. | a remark or cry of derision; gibe; taunt |
| [C16: of unknown origin] | |
| 'jeerer | |
| —n | |
| 'jeering | |
| —adj, —n | |
| 'jeeringly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
jeer
1553, gyr, "to deride, to mock," 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, ... but ... beyond existing evidence."
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Example sentences
Contempt causes us to jeer rather than speak, to poke at rather than touch.
I'm not sure whether or not to cheer or jeer at this one.
Fans greeted him with boos and continued to jeer as he spoke, and some made a thumbs-down gesture.
They applaud precision and jeer missed spots.
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