Jeer

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  • intransitive verb. To speak or shout derisively; mock.
  • intransitive verb. To abuse vocally; taunt.
  • noun. A scoffing or taunting remark or shout.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A scoff; a taunt; a flout; a gibe; a mock.
  • noun. A huff; a pet.
  • To make a mock of some person or thing; scoff: as, to jeer at one in sport.
  • Synonyms Gibe, Scoff, etc. See sneer.
  • To treat with scoffs or derision; make a mock of; deride; flout.
  • noun. Nautical, tackle for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a man-of-war: usually in the plural.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A gear; a tackle.
  • noun. An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship.
  • noun. an extra capstan usually placed between the foremast and mainmast.
  • transitive verb. To treat with scoffs or derision; to address with jeers; to taunt; to flout; to mock at.
  • intransitive verb. To utter sarcastic or scoffing reflections; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language; to scoff.
  • noun. A railing remark or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A gear; a tackle.
  • noun. An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the yards of a ship.
  • noun. A railing remark or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery.
  • verb. To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.
  • verb. To mock; treat with mockery; to taunt; to flout.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. laugh at with contempt and derision
  • noun. showing your contempt by derision
  • Word Usage
    "Sime flung a jeer from the top of the canoe, the women snickered in his face, cries of derision rose in his wake, but he took no notice, pressing onward to the house of Scundoo."
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