Associations to the word «Jeer»

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

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca