booed

Definition of booednext
past tense of boo

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for booed
Verb
  • McIlroy has faced the brunt of the insults from spectators, who also jeered and yelled at his wife throughout the weekend.
    Chandelis Duster, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Hundreds of protestors jeered Netanyahu from the street outside the UN secretariat.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The heaters hissed and clanked, let off steam, fogged up the windows.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Many more dogs licked the cat than the opposite, and more felines ignored, ran away, and hissed at the dog than vice versa.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The law often renders women unprotected, maligned, and misunderstood.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Meanwhile, November polling by Data for Progress showed that Medicare-for-All, long maligned by critics as far-left and socialist, is backed by nearly two-thirds of voters, including a majority of independents and nearly half of Republicans.
    Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
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“Booed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booed. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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