All jeer synonyms
jeer
J j verb jeer
- boo β If you boo a speaker or performer, you shout 'boo' or make other loud sounds to indicate that you do not like them, their opinions, or their performance.
- hiss β to make or emit a sharp sound like that of the letter s prolonged, as a snake does, or as steam does when forced under pressure through a small opening.
- heckle β to harass (a public speaker, performer, etc.) with impertinent questions, gibes, or the like; badger.
- catcall β Catcalls are loud noises that people make to show that they disapprove of something they are watching or listening to.
- taunt β to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.
- laugh at β to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
- mock β to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- abuse β Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
- call names β to speak of or to in an abusive manner
- hoot β to cry out or shout, especially in disapproval or derision.
- quip β a clever or witty remark or comment.
- ridicule β speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
- scoff β to speak derisively; mock; jeer (often followed by at): If you can't do any better, don't scoff. Their efforts toward a peaceful settlement are not to be scoffed at.
- sneer β to smile, laugh, or contort the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt: They sneered at his pretensions.
- snipe β any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- banter β Banter is teasing or joking talk that is amusing and friendly.
- comeback β If someone such as an entertainer or sports personality makes a comeback, they return to their profession or sport after a period away.
- contemn β to treat or regard with contempt; scorn
- deride β If you deride someone or something, you say that they are stupid or have no value.
- dig β to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- fleer β to grin or laugh coarsely or mockingly.
- flout β to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock: to flout the rules of propriety.
- gibe β to shift from one side to the other when running before the wind, as a fore-and-aft sail or its boom.
- hector β Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- jab β a poke with the end or point of something; a sharp, quick thrust.
- jest β a joke or witty remark; witticism.
- put down β a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- put on β a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
noun jeer
- raspberry β the fruit of any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Rubus, of the rose family, consisting of small and juicy red, black, or pale yellow drupelets forming a detachable cap about a convex receptacle.
- bronx cheer β A Bronx cheer is a sound that people make by vibrating their lips in order to express disapproval or contempt.