booing 1 of 2

noun

as in hissing

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verb

present participle of boo
as in jeering

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Recent Examples of booing
Noun
The situation resulted in a 15-plus-minute delay, Boston’s first run of the contest and heavy booing from the home crowd. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026 According to Love, the announcement prompted near-unanimous booing from passengers, Forbes reported. — Luisa Yanez august 10, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booing
  1. hissing
  2. jeering
  3. boo
  4. jeer
  5. whistle
Noun
  • Let Jimmy and Dee Haslam, the managing and principal partners of the mess in Cleveland, hear the hissing and feel all of this fury.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of hissing
Verb
  • Once a lawyerly panel, a takeover by a trio of conservatives deeply mistrustful of the state’s voting system has turned the board’s once mundane meetings into boisterous events packed with crowds of cheering and jeering activists.
    — Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of jeering
Noun
  • Even after leaving the stadium, they were met with incessant boos and middle fingers from Thorns fans.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The Panthers trailed, 33-6, at halftime in front of an aggrieved home crowd that rained boos on them at several junctures.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of boo
Noun
  • In the Premier League, leader Manchester City ignored jeers from Liverpool fans to seal a 3-0 statement win in its first game since the club was found guilty of a raft of financial breaches.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Cheers, jeers, and energetic call-and-response exchanges echoed through the hall as the audience, dressed in bright green, pink, and red, some wearing candidate T-shirts, listened.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of jeer
Noun
  • Buzelis stepped on the line twice before shooting — and making — two separate 3-pointers, earning a whistle and a turnover.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • But no whistle changes Reese’s four made baskets in two games.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of whistle

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“Booing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booing. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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