Dictionary Entry
jeer
jeer is a 4-letter English word with 7 senses as noun, verb, and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A gear; a tackle. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
4 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
A gear; a tackle.
- 2noun
An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship.
- 3verb
To utter sarcastic or scoffing reflections; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language; to scoff; as, to jeer at a speaker.
- 4transitive verb
To treat with scoffs or derision; to address with jeers; to taunt; to flout; to mock at.
- 5noun
A railing remark or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery.
- 6noun
showing your contempt by derision
- 7verb
laugh at with contempt and derision
"The crowd jeered at the speaker"
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