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jeering nounjeering adjective jeerjeer /dʒɪə $ dʒɪr/ verb [intransitive, transitive] jeerOrigin: 1500-1600 Perhaps from Dutch gieren ‘to shout, laugh loudly’ VERB TABLEjeer |
Present | I, you, we, they | jeer | | he, she, it | jeers | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | jeered | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have jeered | | he, she, it | has jeered | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had jeered | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will jeer | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have jeered |
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Present | I | am jeering | | he, she, it | is jeering | | you, we, they | are jeering | Past | I, he, she, it | was jeering | | you, we, they | were jeering | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been jeering | | he, she, it | has been jeering | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been jeering | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be jeering | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been jeering |
- About 5,000 teachers jeered Gov. Gardner on Friday.
- After the match the crowd were all jeering at him.
- He was booed and jeered by the spectators when he argued with the umpire.
- The boys jeered as she ran away.
- The fans jeered as it became obvious that their team was going to lose.
- The mayor was jeered and booed as he tried to speak to the crowd.
- A crowd ran after them, jeering all the way.
- At Houston Street we are jeered by a group of Brooklyn punks.
- I could hear Hilda moaning, then the grunts, laughter and jeering of the soldiers.
- Nutty got a glimpse of Gloria and Seb, jaws dropping, as everyone started to jeer and clap.
- The guests leaned over the rail, jeered, and shouted advice.
to show that you dislike a person or a performance► boo to shout 'boo' to show that you do not like a speaker, performance etc: · Some people in the crowd booed when she walked on stage.· Taylor was booed as he left the field. ► hiss to make a noise which sounds like 'ssss' to show that you do not like a speaker, performance etc: · Relatives of the victim hissed as the killer was led from the courtroom.hiss at: · Hundreds of people shouted and hissed at the prime minister. ► jeer to shout rude remarks at someone or laugh unkindly at them to show that you strongly disapprove of them or their performance: · The fans jeered as it became obvious that their team was going to lose.· The mayor was jeered and booed as he tried to speak to the crowd. to laugh in a cruel or nasty way► laugh at to laugh or make unkind jokes about someone, because you think they are stupid or silly: · The other children laughed at Lisa because her clothes were old-fashioned.· At first I was terrified of being laughed at. ► snigger British /snicker American to laugh quietly at something that is not supposed to be funny, for example when someone is hurt or embarrassed: · Ruth tripped and fell as she walked up the steps. The boys behind her sniggered.· As he walked across the stage, Billy could hear people snickering and whispering. ► make fun of to make someone or something seem stupid by laughing at them, or by saying things that make other people laugh at them: · Stop making fun of me!· The other girls used to make fun of the way she spoke. ► jeer if a group of people jeer at someone in a public place, they laugh unkindly at that person and shout rude things at them: · The boys jeered as she ran away.· He was booed and jeered by the spectators when he argued with the umpire.jeer at: · After the match the crowd were all jeering at him. to laugh at someone or shout unkind things at them in a way that shows you do not respect them: ‘You know I’m right!’ she jeered. The president was booed and jeered by a crowd of protesters.jeer at Fans jeered at the referee.—jeer noun [countable]: There were jeers and booing from the audience.—jeering noun [uncountable] |