Associations to the word «Jeer»
Noun
- Crowd
- Insult
- Laugh
- Cheers
- Audience
- Sneer
- Fan
- Boo
- Ridicule
- Comrade
- Hiss
- Laughter
- Fool
- Mockery
- Sarcasm
- Jest
- Shout
- Stick
- Scorn
- Cheer
- Applause
- Fling
- Boy
- Rifleman
- Whistle
- Howl
- Chorus
- Spectator
- Reproach
- Gage
- Mob
- Spat
- Anthem
- Kitten
- Bastard
- Sharpe
- Joke
- Oath
- Ned
- Dwarf
- Contempt
- Spite
- Ain
- Cry
- Slaughter
- Rector
- Remark
- Companion
- Mud
- Hatred
- Everybody
- Knot
- Whip
- Pirate
- Admiration
- Sympathy
- Jerry
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
JEER, noun. A railing remark or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery.
JEER, verb. (intransitive) (jeer at) To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.
JEER, verb. (transitive) (archaic) To mock; treat with mockery; to taunt; to flout.
JEER, noun. (nautical) A gear; a tackle.
JEER, noun. (nautical) (in the plural) An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the yards of a ship.
JEER CAPSTAN, noun. (nautical) An extra capstan usually placed between the foremast and mainmast.
Dictionary definition
JEER, noun. Showing your contempt by derision.
JEER, verb. Laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker".
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.