Jeer /(?)/
Jeer
n.
- A gear; a tackle. (Naut.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Jeer capstan
- an extra capstan usually placed between the foremast and mainmast.
Jeer
v. i.
imp. & p. p. Jeered; p. pr. & vb. n. Jeering
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To utter sarcastic or scoffing reflections; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language; to scoff; as, to jeer at a speaker.
But when he saw her toy and gibe and jeer.
Jeer
v. t.
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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.
Jeer
n.
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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.