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
  • Venomous boos greeted the announcement of his name among the Chelsea substitutes ahead of kick-off.
    — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Freedom responded and stepped toward the floor, prompting security to intervene and usher the 11-year NBA veteran out as the Chicago crowd rained down boos.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of boo
Noun
  • Instagram rolled out a new logo last week — which instantly drew jeers from some users.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
  • And the jeers that White received from the home crowd at the end of pregame introductions might have spurred energy from the Fever players before and after the tilt.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of jeer
Noun
  • Before Park attempted her free throw, a referee blew her whistle to stop play.
    — Zach Powell, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The whistle was blown for a lightning delay with only two minutes left in the second half.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of whistle

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“Booing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booing. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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