Verb
He tried to ignore the jeering crowd.
The crowd jeered him when he struck out.
The prisoner was jeered by an angry mob. Noun
ignored the jeers of the other team's fans and just focused on making her free throw shot
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Verb
During those heated days, City Council meetings descended into chaos, with protesters jeering De León.—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024 The clip that Collins shared last week on X, formerly Twitter, shows a group of white men standing across from the demonstrator and jeering at her - with one making apelike movements and sounds.—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
Noun
His remarks were met with both cheers and jeers, with some attendees walking out of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.—Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024 But this time, when the party’s chair, a wealthy donor and former U.S. ambassador named Ron Weiser, took the stage, the cavernous ballroom filled with boos and jeers.—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 22 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for jeer
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