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

But one witness, wounded in the shooting, told police that the groups including Payton, Turner, Harris, the Martins and Joshua Hoye-Lucchessi, who was also killed in the shooting, weren’t dressed for the clubs, but for trouble, in hooded sweatshirts. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026

The 31-year-old asylum seeker wore a hooded sweatshirt to keep herself warm. — Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 16 June 2026

She was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black sweatpants and black crocs, according to the police. — Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026

There’s personality packed into virtually all of Weezie’s designs, but parents will fall in love with these hooded towels. — Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 16 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for hooded

• wooded