jeer

jeer
1. intransitive verb
höhnen (geh.)

jeer at somebody — jemanden verhöhnen

jeering — höhnisch johlend [Menge, Mob]

2. transitive verb
verhöhnen
3. noun
höhnisches Johlen; (remark) höhnische Bemerkung
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[‹iə] 1. verb
1) (to shout at or laugh at rudely or mockingly: He was jeered as he tried to speak to the crowds.) höhnen
2) ((with at) to make fun of (someone) rudely: He's always jeering at her stupidity.) spotten
2. noun
(a rude or mocking shout: the jeers and boos of the audience.) der Hohn
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- jeeringly
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jeer
[ʤɪəʳ, AM ʤɪr]
I. vt
▪ to \jeer sb jdn ausbuhen fam
II. vi (comment) spotten, höhnen geh; (laugh) höhnisch lachen; (boo) buhen
▪ to \jeer at sb über jdn spotten, jdn verhöhnen geh
to \jeer at a speaker einen Redner ausbuhen
III. n höhnische [o spöttische] Bemerkung
boos and \jeers Buhrufe pl
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[dZɪə(r)]
1. n
(= remark) höhnische Bemerkung; (= shout, boo) Buhruf m

jeers — Johlen nt no pl

2. vi
höhnische Bemerkungen machen, höhnen (old, geh); (= shout, boo) johlen, buhen; (= laugh) höhnisch lachen

to jeer at sb — jdn (laut) verhöhnen

he's doing his best, don't jeer — er versucht sein Bestes, also spotte nicht

3. vt
verhöhnen
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jeer1 [dʒıə(r)]
A v/i (at)
a) höhnische Bemerkungen machen (über akk)
b) höhnisch lachen (über akk):
jeer at → a. B
B v/t verhöhnen
C s
a) höhnische Bemerkung
b) Hohngelächter n
jeer2 [dʒıə(r)] s meist pl SCHIFF Rahtakel f
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1. intransitive verb
höhnen (geh.)

jeer at somebody — jemanden verhöhnen

jeering — höhnisch johlend [Menge, Mob]

2. transitive verb
verhöhnen
3. noun
höhnisches Johlen; (remark) höhnische Bemerkung
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n.
Spott nur sing. m.

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