Verb: jeer jeer
- Shout or laugh at with contempt and derision
"The crowd jeered at the speaker";
- scoff, flout, barrack [Brit], gibe
- Showing your contempt by derision
"His jeer at their efforts discouraged the volunteers";
- jeering, mockery, scoff, scoffing
Derived forms: jeered, jeering, jeers
Type of: bait, cod [Brit, informal], derision, rag, rally, razz [N. Amer, informal], ride [N. Amer, informal], taunt, tease, twit [informal], wind up [Brit, informal]
Encyclopedia: Jeer