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  • 11jeer — [v] heckle banter, comeback, contemn, deride, dig*, fleer, flout, gibe, hector, hoot, jab, jest, laugh at, make a crack*, mock, poke fun, put down, put on, quip, ridicule, scoff, sneer, snipe, taunt; concept 54 …

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  • 12jeer — ► VERB ▪ make rude and mocking remarks at someone. ► NOUN ▪ a rude and mocking remark. ORIGIN of unknown origin …

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  • 13jeer — [jir] vi., vt. [? altered < CHEER] to make fun of (a person or thing) in a rude, sarcastic manner; mock; taunt; scoff (at) n. a jeering cry or remark; sarcastic or derisive comment jeerer n. jeeringly adv …

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  • 14jeer — 1. noun /dʒir/ a) A railing remark or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery. Midas, exposed to all their jeers, Had lost his art, and kept his ears. b) …

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  • 15jeer — I UK [dʒɪə(r)] / US [dʒɪr] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms jeer : present tense I/you/we/they jeer he/she/it jeers present participle jeering past tense jeered past participle jeered to shout or laugh at someone in an unkind way that… …

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  • 16jeer — [[t]dʒɪər[/t]] v. i. 1) to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely 2) to speak or shout derisively at; taunt; mock 3) to drive away by derisive shouts (fol. by out of, off, etc.): to jeer an actor off the stage[/ex] 4) a jeering… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 17jeer — v. (D; intr.) to jeer at * * * [dʒɪə] (D;intr.) to jeer at …

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  • 18jeer — jeer1 [ dʒır ] verb intransitive or transitive to shout or laugh at someone in an unkind way that shows you have no respect for them: City officials were jeered and heckled as they emerged from the meeting. jeer jeer 2 [ dʒır ] noun count a laugh …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19jeer — [[t]ʤɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] jeers, jeering, jeered 1) VERB To jeer at someone means to say or shout rude and insulting things to them to show that you do not like or respect them. [V at n] Marchers jeered at white passers by, but there was no violence, nor… …

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  • 20jeer — jeer1 jeerer, n. jeeringly, adv. /jear/, v.i. 1. to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely: Don t jeer unless you can do better. v.t. 2. to shout derisively at; taunt. 3. to treat with scoffs or derision; mock …

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