hooded

adjective

hood·​ed ˈhu̇-dəd 

1

: having a hood

2

: shaped like a hood

hooded spathes

3

a

: having the head conspicuously different in color from the rest of the body

hooded bird

b

: having a crest on the head that suggests a hood

hooded seals

c

: having the skin at each side of the neck capable of expansion by movements of the ribs

a hooded cobra

4

: half-closed

hooded eyes

hoodedness noun

Examples of hooded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

About 50 hooded people tried to start a blockade in Bordeaux, while in Toulouse, in the southwest, a fire was quickly extinguished but still disrupted train traffic, Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau told reporters early on Wednesday. —Stephane Mahe, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025

Sampson is said to be traveling on foot and was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and black jogger pants, per the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. —Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025

Qabylqai was cuffed, hooded, and whisked to a camp, where cameras watched her day and night, even peering at her naked body in the toilet. —Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025

Brown removes his hooded sweatshirt and walks to another end of the train car as blood drips onto the floor behind him. —Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for hooded

• wooded