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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024jeer1 /dʒɪr/USA pronunciation v. - to speak or shout with rudeness or mockery;
taunt;
ridicule: [~ + at + object]The crowd began to jeer at the speaker.[~ + object]The crowd jeered the speaker. - to drive (someone) away by rude shouts and laughter:[~ + object]The audience jeered the actors off the stage.
n. [countable] - a rude or sneering comment or noise.
jeer•er, n. [countable] jeer•ing•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024jeer1 ( jēr),USA pronunciation v.i. - to speak or shout derisively;
scoff or gibe rudely:Don't jeer unless you can do better.
v.t. - to shout derisively at;
taunt. - to treat with scoffs or derision;
mock. - to drive away by derisive shouts (fol. by out of, off, etc.):They jeered the speaker off the stage.
n. - a jeering utterance;
derisive or rude gibe.
- 1555–65; origin, originally uncertain; compare Old English cēir clamor, akin to cēgan to call out
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sneer; jest. See scoff 1.
- 2, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged deride, ridicule, flout, fleer.
jeer2 ( jēr),USA pronunciation n. Often, jeers. [Naut.]- Nautical, Naval Termsany of various combinations of tackles for raising or lowering heavy yards.
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