jeer
/dʒɪə/ · noun
Meaning
- A mocking remark or reflection.
- (jeer at) To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.
- A gear; a tackle.
- (in the plural) An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the yards of a ship.
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