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jeer

[jeer] / dʒɪər /


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Fans mobbed an airport to jeer him as he boarded a private jet bound for LSU.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

"This was a jeer from two so-called men to a child," she said.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026

One can hear every squeak of the shoes, every jeer from the loudmouths, every direction from the coaches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024

Many say they plan to jeer him or otherwise protest his presence.

From New York Times ● May 25, 2024

He has friends who jeer along with him, as if he is the boss.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads

The boss of German carmaker Volkswagen warned workers on Tuesday to brace for more job losses, earning boos and jeers from the crowd, as the crisis-hit company faces a drastic round of cost-cutting.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

As McDonnell spoke, the commission room erupted in jeers as several people accused the chief of misrepresenting what happened.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

And while Grande later insisted the break was pre-planned and not “reactive or impulsive,” there’s no doubt the announcement was timed to dull the cacophony of both the jeers and cheers.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

No cheers this week so I can adequately spotlight what might be my jeers of the year: a taxi scam in Paris.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

I looked around the room one more time before I left, and Du Hai's jeers seemed almost as far behind me as the day I had been elected da-dui-zhang.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang

He was jeered the loudest of any player when England played France in Paris in March.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Venezuelans jeered acting president Delcy Rodríguez and mocked National Guard troops, while some U.S. lawmakers criticized the government for allegedly limiting aid access.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Some of those fans turned their backs during the national anthem, which many in the stands jeered at its start.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

And the fabled eye of CBS may grow a cataract at the prospect of being jeered from the stage of the nearly 6,000-seat Radio City Music Hall, to what would be resounding applause.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

“Putting on a little show for us, you devils?” one jeered.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis

Blume's speech was repeatedly interrupted by jeering and whistling, a person present at the meeting told AFP, and workers held aloft signs saying: "Don't balance your books with our jobs".

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

One of the most famous images, Robert Capa's The Shaved Woman of Chartres, shows a young mother walking through a jeering crowd with a swastika painted on her forehead.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

“This is a family town,” the arresting officer tells jeering onlookers as he and the two others handcuff Gamble.

From Slate ● May 4, 2026

A video shows the crowd jeering at the officers as they’re being escorted out of the area by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026

But Athena poured a sea fog around him as he went— her love’s expedient, that no jeering sailor should halt the man or challenge him for luck.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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