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jeer

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jeer  (jîr)
v. jeered, jeer·ing, jeers
v.intr.
To speak or shout derisively; mock.
v.tr.
To abuse vocally; taunt: jeered the speaker off the stage.
n.
A scoffing or taunting remark or shout.

[Origin unknown.]

jeerer n.
jeering·ly adv.

jeer
Verb
to be derisive towards (someone)
Noun
a cry of derision [origin unknown]
jeering adjn
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.jeerjeer - showing your contempt by derision    
derision - contemptuous laughter
Verb1.jeer - laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"
bait, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, razz, twit, tease, cod, rag, rally, ride - harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"

jeer
verb 1. mock, hector, deride, heckle, knock (informal) barrack, ridicule, taunt, sneer, scoff, banter, flout, gibe, cock a snook at Brit. contemn (formal) << OPPOSITE cheer
Translations
jeer [dʒɪəʳ] vi to jeer (at) (= boo) → abuchear (= mock); mofarse (de)

jeer [dʒɪəʳ] vi to jeer (at) → huer; se moquer cruellement (de), railler

jeer [dʒɪəʳ] vihöhnische Bemerkungen machen;
to jeer at → verhöhnen

jeer [dʒɪəʳ] vi to jeer (at) → fischiare; beffeggiare see also jeers

jeer
v jeer [dʒiə]
1 to shout at or laugh at rudely or mockingly He was jeered as he tried to speak to the crowds. spot, يَسْخَر من надсмивам се vypískat, vykřičet håne höhnen γιουχαΐζω abuchear välja naerma هو کردن؛ مورد تمسخر قرار دادن ivata huer לִלעוֹג उपहास करना rugati se lehurrog mencemooh gera hróp að, hæða deridere あざける (...을)야유[]하다 nušvilpti izsvilpt diejek-ejek honen håne, spotte wyśmiać zombar a huidui глумиться vypískať izžvižgati rugati se håna, hånskratta, begabba โห่ yuhalamak 嘲笑 глузувати تضحیک کرنا chế nhạo
2 (withat) to make fun of (someone) rudely He's always jeering at her stupidity. bespot, geskimp يَتَهَكَّم على подигравам се posmívat se, zesměšňovat gøre grin med spotten κοροϊδεύω κπ. με αναίδεια burlarse, mofarse pilkama مسخره کردن tehdä pilkkaa (se) moquer (de) לִלעוֹג चिढ़ाना podrugivati se kigúnyol vkit mengejek hæða, spotta beffarsi di ひやかす 조롱하다, 놀리다 šaipytis ņirgāties mengejek-ejek spotten met drive gjøn med szydzić zombar a-şi bate joc (de) насмехаться posmievať sa posmehovati se podsmevati se göra narr av, driva med เย้ยหยัน; ถากถาง; เสียดสี; เหน็บแหนม alay etmek 嘲弄 насміхатися کسی کا مذاق اڑانا giễu cợt
n
a rude or mocking shout the jeers and boos of the audience. hoon, uitlag, uitkoggel صِياح إسْتِهْزاء присмех nesouhlasný křik hånlatter der Hohn γιουχάισμα, κραυγή αποδοκιμασίας abucheo pilkehüüd صدای هو کردن ivahuudot huée הֵעָרָה לַגלֶגָנִית ताना ismijavanje lehurrogás cemoohan háð, spott lazzo あざけり 야유 pajuokimas, pašaipa izsmiekls; ņirdzīga piezīme ejekan hoon hånlig tilrop, spott gwizdy chacota huiduială насмешка posmech, posmešné výkriky roganje podsmeh hånfullt tillrop การเยาะเย้ย; การเหยียดหยาม; การหยัน; การถากถาง; การค่อนขอด; การเหน็บแนม yuhalama 嘲笑 глузування; насмішка نازیبا اور تمسخرانہ چیخ lời chế nhạo
adj jeering
mocking or scornful. bespotlik هازئ، ساخِر подигравателен posměšný, pohrdavý hånlig höhnisch κοροϊδευτικός, αποδοκιμαστικός burlón mõnitav تمسخرآمیز pilkallinen railleur לוֹעֵג उपहास करना podrugljiv sértő (hangnem) mengejek hæðandi canzonatorio あざけりの 조롱하는 pašaipus ņirdzīgs mengejek-ejek honend hånlig, spotsk szyderczy trocista bat­jo­coritor презрительный posmešný posmehljiv podsmešljiv hånfullt, spydigt เยาะเย้ย alaycı, alaya alan 嘲笑的 насмішкуватий, глузливий کھلّی اڑانے سے متعلق giễu cợt; chế nhạo 嘲笑
adv jeeringly
bespotting بِسُخرِيَه، باسْتِهْزاء подигравателно posměšně hånligt höhnisch αποδοκιμαστικά, χλευαστικά burlonamente mõnitavalt بطور تمسخر آمیز pilkallisesti d'un ton railleur בְּלָעַג उपहास के साथ podrugljivo sértő módon, gúnyolódva dengan mengejek háðslega beffardamente あざけって 조롱조로 pašaipiai ņirdzīgi sinis honend hånlig, spotsk szyderczo trocistamente bat­jo­coritor, în bătaie de joc презрительно posmešne posmehljivo podsmešljivo hånfullt, spydigt อย่างเย้ยหยัน; อย่างถากถาง alay ederek 嘲笑地 насмішкувато, глузливо مذاق اڑاتے ہوۓ một cách giễu cợt 嘲笑


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By this time they had come to the town, and the passers-by began to jeer and point at them.
Why, simply, to make fun of an old woman--to deride, to hiss, to jeer at an actress they once worshipped, but whose beauty is faded now and whose voice has lost its former richness.
I shook him by the hand, but by this time he was haw-haw-hawing so abominably that a disgust of him swelled up within me, and with it a passionate desire to jeer once more at Mary A--
 
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