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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Fans cheering their team’s players and jeering the other team’s players, fine.—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024 At several points the screen goes blank, the action replaced by text message commentary from jeering viewers.—Ben Croll, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024
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When, in 1987, protesters marched through Forsyth to shed light on its racist underbelly, they were met with jeers and rocks hurled by white supremacists, including members of the Klu Klux Klan.—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024 Entering Saturday night's matchup between the National League East rivals, Arcia might hope that the Phillies' fans continue to shower him with jeers.—Field Level Media, Reuters, 31 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for jeer
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