Jeer

[imp. & p. p. JEERED; p. pr. & vb. n. JEERING.] [O. Eng. geere, geure; perhaps a modification of cheer, to salute with cheers or shouts of joy, taken in an ironical sense. Cf. jaw, for chaw. It is quite impossible to derive it from Eng. shear or Ger. scheren.] To utter severe, sarcastic reflections; to use scoffing or derision; to flout; to make a mock of some thing or person; as, to jeer at one in sport.

Synonyms—To sneer; scoff; deride; flout; gibe; mock.