hyped; hyping
1
: to promote or publicize extravagantly
hyping this fall's TV lineup
1
slang
: a narcotics addict
2
slang
: hypodermic
Examples of hype in a Sentence
Noun (1)
the prelaunch hype for the new cell phone translated into phenomenal sales numbers on release day
Verb (1)
the auto company has been hyping its forthcoming line of hybrids for almost a year now
Verb (2)
the TV writers tried to hype interest in the fading soap opera with flashy new plotlines
Noun (2)
a derelict building that's now a shooting gallery for heroin hypes
scattered inside the abandoned building were hypes and other signs of drug use
Adjective
a couple of the tracks on the album feature some really hype vocals
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
Flavor Flav is reprising his role as an Olympic hype man.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Megan Dubois, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
For the second year in a row, Messi and Inter Miami, the most expensive and hyped team in Major League Soccer, the team others in the league loves to hate, heads into the playoffs on the heels of a hat trick by the Argentine star.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2022
The post-hype candidate had twice as many targets as Rob Gronkowski (six to three) and a touchdown.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2020
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Noun
For all the hype over GLP-1s, Americans have struggled to access these weekly injections.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
Flavor Flav is reprising his role as an Olympic hype man.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
The 20th anniversary celebration seems like a lot of fun, and Disney fans often hype up how wonderful the Mystic Manor attraction is.
—Megan Dubois, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
For the second year in a row, Messi and Inter Miami, the most expensive and hyped team in Major League Soccer, the team others in the league loves to hate, heads into the playoffs on the heels of a hat trick by the Argentine star.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Patrick Queen and Justin Madubuike looked like classic post-hype breakout candidates.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2022
The post-hype candidate had twice as many targets as Rob Gronkowski (six to three) and a touchdown.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2020
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“Hype.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hype. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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