jeerverb [ I or T ]
uk/dʒɪər/us/dʒɪr/to laugh or shout insults at someone to show you have no respect for them:
The people at the back of the hall jeered (at) the speaker.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Insults & abuse
- arse-licker
- asshole
- be close to the bone idiom
- brickbat
- cut (sb) to the quick idiom
- denigrate
- fuck
- fuck you/them/it idiom
- give someone a mouthful idiom
- insulting
- mouth
- mouthful
- score
- shit
- sledging
- snowflake
- stick
- take sb's name in vain idiom
- trifle
- trifle with sb/sth
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jeer
noun [ C ] uk/dʒɪər/us/dʒɪr/
The news that the performance was being cancelled was greeted by boos and jeers from the audience.
jeering
noun [ U ] uk/ˈdʒɪə.rɪŋ/us/ˈdʒɪr.ɪŋ/
loud jeering from the opposition parties
jeering
adjective uk/ˈdʒɪə.rɪŋ/us/ˈdʒɪr.ɪŋ/
Her speech was disrupted by a jeering group of protesters at the front of the crowd.
jeeringly
adverb uk/ˈdʒɪə.rɪŋ.li/us/ˈdʒɪr.ɪŋ.li/
His friends began to laugh jeeringly when his car broke down and wouldn't start again.