booed

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
  • Getting hissed off So here’s a thing that happened.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Nineteen hours after departure the train took its final breath, hissed and braked into the historic port of Narvik.
    The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Thibodeau has been unfairly maligned for his hard-driving approach to the game.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The Carolina Panthers’ much maligned 2023 draft class took another hit on Tuesday.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Booed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booed. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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