jeer

/ˈjir/

origin unknown

verb

  1. to speak or cry out with derision or mockery

  2. to deride with mocking and insulting remarks or sounds : taunt

a jeering mob

scoff jeer gibe fleer sneer flout mean to show one's contempt in derision or mockery. scoff stresses insolence, disrespect, or incredulity as motivating the derision. jeer suggests a coarser more undiscriminating derision.

noun

  1. a mocking and insulting remark or sound : taunt

the jeers of the crowd