jeer

/dʒɪr/

verb B2
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
jeers
past
jeered
past participle
jeered
gerund
jeering

Meaning

  1. burlarse, mofarse

    • The crowd jeered at the referee's decision.

      La multitud se burló de la decisión del árbitro.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

scoff

Near-total synonyms for mocking someone; largely interchangeable.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa jeer?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The crowd ___ at the referee's decision.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a jeer?

verb

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