booing 1 of 2

noun

as in hissing

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booing

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verb

present participle of boo
as in jeering

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Recent Examples of booing
Noun
Also, the booing of every single hydration break has been surprisingly amusing every single time. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 4 July 2026 The Aniya moment alone would have been enough to earn this couplet of episodes five stars, but the recoupling also included a group booing, another hair-raising, furious speech from Melanie, and a moving Brinity reunion. — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 29 June 2026 And Hinch was jeered again after Jones struck out, bookending the booing and showing Tigers fans are perturbed over the team’s downfall. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026 Most memorably when he was asked by The Star’s Jaylon Thompson about the booing. — Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026 The anger builds, leading to louder and more frequent booing. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026 Among the many rules at Augusta National — no cell phones, no booing, no lying in the grass — patrons are not allowed to run. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Or perhaps all the booing was from those that have wisely fled the state. — Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026 That is why the booing of Israeli — and in some moments American — athletes during the opening ceremony landed with such dissonance. — Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booing
  1. hissing
  2. jeering
  3. boo
  4. jeer
  5. whistle
Noun
  • Musty odors, excessive dust and strange hissing noise can mean problems with the ducts, but other problems can go unnoticed.
    — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 24 July 2026
  • Fireworks might have additional whistling, crackling or hissing sounds.
    — Eva Flowe July 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
Definition of hissing
Verb
  • Those jeering fans quickly had plenty to celebrate, as Austria players surrounded and jumped on their last-gasp goalscorer.
    — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 28 June 2026
  • Graduates boo speakers for mentioning AI At multiple college graduation ceremonies around the country, graduates and audience members were seen booing and jeering speeches.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 21 June 2026
Definition of jeering
Noun
  • An efficient steward initially stopped his progress to the sound of loud boos from the 5,289 spectators who had paid $A15 (£8; $10) for the privilege to attend.
    — Simon Johnson, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • Trump’s appearance during Spain’s celebration earned boos from the stadium.
    — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
Definition of boo
Noun
  • With boos and jeers ringing around Expo Idaho at the referees, AC Boise continued to pepper the Portland box with dangerous crosses and shots.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 18 July 2026
  • Tel Aviv — A wave of jeers greeted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel’s parliament prepared for a blitz of controversial legislation in the government’s closing days.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of jeer
Noun
  • Each time assistant coach Pablo de la Torre, the fitness specialist, blew his whistle, the players had to sprint to the far end of the pitch and back again before the rondos resumed.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • One of them, a shorter, bearded man with a nose reddened and swollen from years of abusing liquor, gave a low whistle.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
Definition of whistle

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