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jeer

(jîr)
v. jeered, jeer·ing, jeers
v.intr.
To speak or shout derisively; mock.
v.tr.
To abuse vocally; taunt: jeered the speaker off the stage.
n.
A scoffing or taunting remark or shout.
[Origin unknown.]
jeer′er n.
jeer′ing·ly adv.
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jeer

(dʒɪə)
vb
(often foll by at) to laugh or scoff (at a person or thing); mock
n
a remark or cry of derision; gibe; taunt
[C16: of unknown origin]
ˈjeerer n
ˈjeering adj, n
ˈjeeringly adv
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jeer

(dʒɪər)
v.i.
1. to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely.
v.t.
2. to speak or shout derisively at; taunt; mock.
3. to drive away by derisive shouts (fol. by out of, off, etc.): to jeer an actor off the stage.
n.
4. a jeering utterance; derisive or rude gibe.
[1555–65]
jeer′er, n.
jeer′ing•ly, adv.
syn: See scoff 1.
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jeer


Past participle: jeered
Gerund: jeering

Imperative
jeer
jeer
Present
I jeer
you jeer
he/she/it jeers
we jeer
you jeer
they jeer
Preterite
I jeered
you jeered
he/she/it jeered
we jeered
you jeered
they jeered
Present Continuous
I am jeering
you are jeering
he/she/it is jeering
we are jeering
you are jeering
they are jeering
Present Perfect
I have jeered
you have jeered
he/she/it has jeered
we have jeered
you have jeered
they have jeered
Past Continuous
I was jeering
you were jeering
he/she/it was jeering
we were jeering
you were jeering
they were jeering
Past Perfect
I had jeered
you had jeered
he/she/it had jeered
we had jeered
you had jeered
they had jeered
Future
I will jeer
you will jeer
he/she/it will jeer
we will jeer
you will jeer
they will jeer
Future Perfect
I will have jeered
you will have jeered
he/she/it will have jeered
we will have jeered
you will have jeered
they will have jeered
Future Continuous
I will be jeering
you will be jeering
he/she/it will be jeering
we will be jeering
you will be jeering
they will be jeering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been jeering
you have been jeering
he/she/it has been jeering
we have been jeering
you have been jeering
they have been jeering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been jeering
you will have been jeering
he/she/it will have been jeering
we will have been jeering
you will have been jeering
they will have been jeering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been jeering
you had been jeering
he/she/it had been jeering
we had been jeering
you had been jeering
they had been jeering
Conditional
I would jeer
you would jeer
he/she/it would jeer
we would jeer
you would jeer
they would jeer
Past Conditional
I would have jeered
you would have jeered
he/she/it would have jeered
we would have jeered
you would have jeered
they would have jeered
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:jeer - showing your contempt by derision]jeer - showing your contempt by derision
derision - contemptuous laughter
Verb 1. [画像:jeer - laugh at with contempt and derision]jeer - laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"
bait, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, razz, twit, tease, cod, rag, rally, ride - harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
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jeer

verb
1. mock, hector, deride, heckle, knock (informal), barrack, ridicule, taunt, sneer, scoff, banter, flout, gibe, cock a snook at (Brit.), contemn (formal) His motorcade was jeered by angry residents.
mock big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean), give it up for (slang) praise, cheer, acclaim, applaud, clap
noun
1. mockery, abuse, ridicule, taunt, sneer, hiss, boo, scoff, hoot, derision, gibe, catcall, obloquy, aspersion the heckling and jeers of his audience
mockery praise, cheers, encouragement, applause, adulation
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jeer

verb
To make fun or make fun of:
Chiefly British: quiz.
Idiom: poke fun at.
noun
An instance of mockery or derision:
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Translations
صِياح إسْتِهْزاءيَتَهَكَّم علىيَسْخَر من
nesouhlasný křikposměšekposmívatposmívat sevykřičet
gøre grin medhånehånlatter
ilkkuapilkatapilkka
lehurroglehurrogás
gera hróp aî, hæîahæîa, spottaháî, spott
pajuokimaspašaipapašaipiai
izsmieklsizsvilptņirdzīga piezīmeņirgāties
nesúhlasný krik
posmehposmehovati se
alay etmek yuhalamayuhalamak

jeer

[dʒɪəʳ]
A. N
1. (from crowd) → abucheo m; (from individual) → grito m de protesta
2. (= insult) → insulto m
B. VI
1. (= mock) → burlarse (at de)
2. (= boo) → abuchear (at a)
C. VT
1. (= mock) → burlarse de
2. (= boo) → abuchear
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

jeer

[ˈdʒɪər]
vi [crowd, audience] → huer
vt (= boo at) [+ person, team] → huer
to be jeered → être hué(e)
jeers npl [crowd, audience] → huées fpl
jeer at
vt fus
(= boo at) → huer
(= mock) to jeer at sb for doing sth → se moquer de la façon dont qn fait qch
They jeered at him for mollycoddling his little brother → Ils se moquèrent de la façon dont il couvait son petit-frère.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

jeer

n (= remark) → höhnische Bemerkung ; (= shout, boo) → Buhruf m; jeers → Johlen nt no pl; (= laughter) → Hohngelächter nt
vi → höhnische Bemerkungen machen, höhnen (old, geh); (= shout, boo) → johlen, buhen ; (= laugh) → höhnisch lachen ; to jeer at somebody → jdn (laut) verhöhnen ; he’s doing his best, don’t jeer → er versucht sein Bestes, also spotte nicht
vt → verhöhnen
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jeer

[dʒɪəʳ]
1. n → grido di scherno
2. vi to jeer (at sb) → schernire (qn)
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jeer

(dʒiə) verb
1. to shout at or laugh at rudely or mockingly. He was jeered as he tried to speak to the crowds. spot يَسْخَر من надсмивам се zombar vypískat, vykřičet höhnen håne γιουχαΐζω abuchear välja naerma هو کردن؛ مورد تمسخر قرار دادن pilkata huer לִלעוֹג उपहास करना rugati se lehurrog mencemooh gera hróp að, hæða deridere あざける 조소하다 nušvilpti izsvilpt diejek-ejek honen håne, spotte wyśmiać مسخره كول: پيغور وركول ( دملنډو په توګه ) سپكول zombar a huidui­ глумиться vypískať izžvižgati rugati se håna, hånskratta, begabba โห่ yuhalamak 嘲笑 глузувати تضحیک کرنا chế nhạo 嘲笑
2. (with at) to make fun of (someone) rudely. He's always jeering at her stupidity. bespot, geskimp يَتَهَكَّم على подигравам се zombar posmívat se, zesměšňovat spotten gøre grin med κοροϊδεύω κπ. με αναίδεια burlarse, mofarse pilkama مسخره کردن pilkata jtk moquer לִלעוֹג चिढ़ाना podrugivati se kigúnyol vkit mengejek hæða, spotta beffarsi di ひやかす 놀리다 šaipytis ņirgāties mengejek-ejek spotten met drive gjøn med szydzić مسخره كول zombar a-şi bate joc (de) насмехаться posmievať sa posmehovati se podsmevati se göra narr av, driva med เย้ยหยัน; ถากถาง; เสียดสี; เหน็บแหนม alay etmek 嘲弄 насміхатися کسی کا مذاق اڑانا giễu cợt 嘲弄
noun
a rude or mocking shout. the jeers and boos of the audience. hoon, uitlag, uitkoggel صِياح إسْتِهْزاء присмех chacota nesouhlasný křik der Hohn hånlatter γιουχάισμα, κραυγή αποδοκιμασίας abucheo pilkehüüd صدای هو کردن pilkkahuuto huée הֵעָרָה לַגלֶגָנִית ताना ismijavanje lehurrogás cemoohan háð, spott lazzo あざけり 야유, 조소 pajuokimas, pašaipa izsmiekls; ņirdzīga piezīme ejekan hoon hånlig tilrop, spott gwizdy سپكول chacota huiduială насмешка posmech, posmešné výkriky roganje podsmeh hånfullt tillrop การเยาะเย้ย; การเหยียดหยาม; การหยัน; การถากถาง; การค่อนขอด; การเหน็บแนม yuhalama 嘲笑 глузування; насмішка نازیبا اور تمسخرانہ چیخ lời chế nhạo 嘲笑
ˈjeering adjective
mocking or scornful. bespotlik هازئ، ساخِر подигравателен zombeteiro posměšný, pohrdavý höhnisch hånlig κοροϊδευτικός, αποδοκιμαστικός burlón mõnitav تمسخرآمیز pilkallinen railleur לוֹעֵג उपहास करना podrugljiv sértő (hangnem) mengejek hæðandi canzonatorio あざけりの 조롱하는 pašaipus ņirdzīgs mengejek-ejek honend hånlig, spotsk szyderczy دملنډو په توګه trocista bat­jo­coritor презрительный posmešný posmehljiv podsmešljiv hånfullt, spydigt เย��เย้ย alaycı, alaya alan 嘲笑的 насмішкуватий, глузливий کھلّی اڑانے سے متعلق giễu cợt; chế nhạo 嘲笑的
ˈjeeringly adverb
bespotting بِسُخرِيَه، باسْتِهْزاء подигравателно zombeteiramente posměšně höhnisch hånligt αποδοκιμαστικά, χλευαστικά burlonamente mõnitavalt بطور تمسخر آمیز pilkallisesti d'un ton railleur בְּלָעַג उपहास के साथ podrugljivo sértő módon, gúnyolódva dengan mengejek háðslega beffardamente あざけって 조롱하며 pašaipiai ņirdzīgi sinis honend hånlig, spotsk szyderczo دملنډو په توګه trocistamente bat­jo­coritor, în bătaie de joc презрительно posmešne posmehljivo podsmešljivo hånfullt, spydigt อย่างเย้ยหยัน; อย่างถากถาง alay ederek 嘲笑地 насмішкувато, глузливо مذاق اڑاتے ہوۓ một cách giễu cợt 嘲笑地
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