JEER, verb intransitive To utter severe, sarcastic reflections; to scoff; to deride; to flout; to make a mock of; as, to jeer at one in sport. JEER, verb transitive To treat with scoffs or derision. JEER, noun Railing language; scoff; taunt; biting jest; flout; jibe; mockery; derision; ridicule with scorn. Midas exposed to all their jeers, Had lost his art, and kept his ears.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI