jeer vs taunt

jeer and taunt both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
jeer	Yes	No	Yes	No
taunt	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, taunt is a hypernym of jeer; that is, taunt is a word with a broader meaning than jeer:

Other hypernyms of jeer include bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, tease, twit.

jeer (noun)	taunt (noun)
showing your contempt by derision	aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing

jeer (verb)	taunt (verb)
laugh at with contempt and derision	harass with persistent criticism or carping