Jeer

n.	1.	(Naut.) A gear; a tackle. Jeer capstan (Naut.) an extra capstan usually placed between the foremast and mainmast.
v. i.	1.	To utter sarcastic or scoffing reflections; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language; to scoff; as, to jeer at a speaker. [imp. & p. p. Jeered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Jeering.] But when he saw her toy and gibe and jeer. - Spenser.
v. t.	1.	To treat with scoffs or derision; to address with jeers; to taunt; to flout; to mock at. And if we can not jeer them, we jeer ourselves. - B. Jonson.
n.	1.	A railing remark or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery. Midas, exposed to all their jeers, Had lost his art, and kept his ears. - Swift.

Noun	1.	jeer - showing your contempt by derision Synonyms: jeering, mockery, scoff, scoffing
Verb	1.	jeer - laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" Synonyms: scoff, flout, gibe, barrack

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