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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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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Fans cheering their team’s players and jeering the other team’s players, fine.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
While basketball free throws were unaffected, jeers worsened baseball pitching, and both cheers and jeers hindered golfers.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Verb
This sparked a wave of booing and jeering from rally attendees.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Fans cheering their team’s players and jeering the other team’s players, fine.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
Noun
Recent events have featured a controversial video mocking transgender individuals and their military roles, often met with enthusiastic jeers from audiences.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
While basketball free throws were unaffected, jeers worsened baseball pitching, and both cheers and jeers hindered golfers.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Jeer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jeer. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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