jeer

Definition of Jeer in English :

showing your contempt by derision

laugh at with contempt and derision

Example Sentences:
'The crowd jeered at the speaker'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Jeer

verb

1. (often foll by at)

to laugh or scoff (at a person or thing); mock

noun

2.

a remark or cry of derision; gibe; taunt

verb intransitive, verb transitive

1.

to make fun of (a person or thing) in a rude, sarcastic manner; mock; taunt; scoff (at)

noun

2.

a jeering cry or remark; sarcastic or derisive comment

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.