Englishjeer
verb
the crowd jeered at the referee |
the demonstrators jeered the police:
taunt, mock, scoff at, ridicule, laugh at, sneer at, deride, tease, insult, abuse, jibe (at), scorn, shout disapproval (at);
heckle, interrupt, shout at/down, hector, catcall (at), boo (at), hoot at, whistle at, hiss (at), blow raspberries (at);
informal knock, give someone a hard time;
archaic flout at.
▷antonyms cheer; applaud.
noun
the jeers of the crowd:
taunt, sneer, insult, shout, jibe, boo, hiss, catcall;
mockery, ridicule, derision, teasing, scoffing, hectoring, shouting, abuse, scorn, disapproval, interruption, heckling, catcalling, booing, hissing;
British barracking;
informal knocking.
▷antonyms cheer; applause; approval.