with a jeer

  • 1Jeer Hungar — (吉爾杭阿) (? June 11856) belonged to Bordered Yellow Banner. He was an eminent Manchu official in the late Qing dynasty and served as the Governor of Jiangsu. He was appointed to that post by Imperial Inspector Minister Xiang Rong (向榮). Jeer Hungar… …

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  • 2Jeer — Jeer, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jeered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jeering}.] [Perh. a corrup. of cheer to salute with cheers, taken in an ironical sense; or more prob. fr. D. gekscheren to jeer, lit., to shear the fool; gek a fool (see 1st {Geck}) + scheren… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3Jeer — Jeer, v. t. To treat with scoffs or derision; to address with jeers; to taunt; to flout; to mock at. [1913 Webster] And if we can not jeer them, we jeer ourselves. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4jeer´ing|ly — jeer «jihr», verb, noun. –v.i. to make fun in a rude or unkind way; scoff; mock: »Do not jeer at the mistakes or misfortunes of others. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under scoff. (Cf. ↑scoff) –v.t. to speak to or treat with scornful derision; de …

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  • 5jeer´er — jeer «jihr», verb, noun. –v.i. to make fun in a rude or unkind way; scoff; mock: »Do not jeer at the mistakes or misfortunes of others. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under scoff. (Cf. ↑scoff) –v.t. to speak to or treat with scornful derision; de …

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  • 6jeer — I verb cavillari, deprecate, depreciate, deride, deridere, disparage, disregard, disrespect, gibe, have no regard for, hold in derision, inridere, insult, laugh at, make fun of, mock, ridicule, scoff, sneer, speak derisively, speak slightingly,… …

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  • 7jeer — 1. noun /dʒir/ a) 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. b) …

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  • 8jeer — I UK [dʒɪə(r)] / US [dʒɪr] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms jeer : present tense I/you/we/they jeer he/she/it jeers present participle jeering past tense jeered past participle jeered to shout or laugh at someone in an unkind way that… …

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  • 9jeer — jeer1 [ dʒır ] verb intransitive or transitive to shout or laugh at someone in an unkind way that shows you have no respect for them: City officials were jeered and heckled as they emerged from the meeting. jeer jeer 2 [ dʒır ] noun count a laugh …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 10jeer — [[t]ʤɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] jeers, jeering, jeered 1) VERB To jeer at someone means to say or shout rude and insulting things to them to show that you do not like or respect them. [V at n] Marchers jeered at white passers by, but there was no violence, nor… …

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