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Definition of 'jeer'English
Etymology 1
Perhaps a corruption of ).
Noun
( en-noun)
A railing remark or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery.
* 1711 , , The Fable of Midas, in The Works of Jonathan Swift , D.D., Vol XII, Sir Walter Scott, ed., Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1824, pages 302-5,
- Midas, exposed to all their jeers , Had lost his art, and kept his ears.
Verb
( en-verb)
To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.
* ,
- But when he saw her toy and gibe and jeer .
* {{quote-news
|year=2011
|date=October 1
|author=Phil McNulty
|title=Everton 0 - 2 Liverpool
|work=BBC Sport
citation
|page=
|passage=At the end of a frantic first 45 minutes, there was still time for Charlie Adam to strike the bar from 20 yards before referee Atkinson departed to a deafening chorus of jeering from Everton's fans.}}
(archaic) To mock; treat with mockery; to taunt; to flout.
* Ben Jonson
- And if we cannot jeer' them, we ' jeer ourselves.
Synonyms
* (to utter sarcastic remarks) scoff, sneer
* (to treat with scoffs) deride, flout, gibe, mock, ridicule
Etymology 2
Compare (gear).
Noun
( en-noun)
(nautical) A gear; a tackle.
(nautical|in the plural) An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the yards of a ship.
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Derived terms
* jeer capstan
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