Difference between Jeer and Scoff

JEER vs SCOFF: NOUN

Nautical, tackle for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a man-of-war: usually in the plural.
A gear; a tackle.
An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship.
An extra capstan usually placed between the foremast and mainmast.
A railing remark or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery.
A scoff; a taunt; a flout; a gibe; a mock.
A scoffing or taunting remark or shout.
Showing your contempt by derision
A huff; a pet.

Food.
Showing your contempt by derision
An object of scorn, mockery, or derision.
Derision; ridicule; mockery; derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
An object of scoffing or scorn; a mark for derision; a butt.
Food; “grub.”
An expression of contempt, derision, or mocking scorn; a taunt; a gibe; a flout.

Laugh at with contempt and derision
To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.
To mock; treat with mockery; to taunt; to flout.

To utter sarcastic or scoffing reflections; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language; to scoff.
To abuse vocally; taunt.
To speak or shout derisively; mock.

To eat (food) quickly and greedily.
To show or express derision or scorn.
To say in a derisive manner.
To eat greedily.
To show insolent ridicule or mockery; to manifest contempt by derisive acts or language; -- often with at.

To treat with scoffs or derision; to address with jeers; to taunt; to flout; to mock at.

To steal; carry off.
To eat hastily; devour.
To treat with derision or scorn; mock at; ridicule; deride.
Synonyms Gibe, Jeer, etc. See sneer.
To speak jeeringly or derisively; manifest mockery, derision, or ridicule; utter contemptuous or taunting language; mock; deride: generally with at before the object.

Hooted, Cheer, Scomm, Chiack, Booing, Heckle, Deride, Taunt, Boo, Barrack, Mockery, Gibe, Flout, Scoff, Scoffing

Resent, Belittle, Despise, Grumble, Cringe, Snicker, Deride, Mock, Sneer, Barrack, Jeering, Gibe, Jeer, Mockery, Flout

Chant, Make fun, Cheer, Scomm, Chiack, Booing, Heckle, Deride, Taunt, Boo, Barrack, Mockery, Gibe, Flout, Scoff

Snigger, Resent, Belittle, Despise, Grumble, Cringe, Snicker, Deride, Mock, Sneer, Barrack, Jeering, Gibe, Mockery, Flout

Another cool feature is that the crowd will cheer or jeer your progress depending where you are placed.
Many swimmers chat and jeer as they enter the waters for the race.
Rather than experiencing horror, the visitors of the justice park laugh and jeer.
The school children shout, they jeer, and laugh, as they say: Aye!
He shoved her at a group of dirty pirates who began to hoot and jeer.
Africans, however, cannot laugh and jeer at these other countries with high caseloads.
By what right do they jeer at Christians because their bodies are unburied?
Will not heckle, jeer, or distract members of the opposing team.
You were ready enough to jeer at me for a dupe.
Taunt, jeer, derision, io taunt, jeer, a jeercr, derider.

Are ESP questions different from scoff questions at ruling out eating disorders?
Is the SCOFF questionnaire reliable in the Chinese culture?
Do people scoff at the notion that we would find teachers?
Where does the South African word 'scoff' come from?
What is the SCOFF questionnaire for anorexia nervosa?