hooted

past tense of hoot

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooted
Verb
  • In addition to luxurious cashmere joggers and the Sneex shoes celebrities can’t stop wearing, Oprah shouted out a plushy Brooklinen robe and the Skims pajamas one writer can’t get enough of.
    Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Gunfire erupted moments later as officers shouted orders from behind cover.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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
  • Fear of being outed or being suspected or being made fun of, ridiculed, losing your standing.
    Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Democrats ridiculed Vance’s performance.
    Daniel Bush, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Bostwick asked as the audience hollered.
    Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
  • As soon as the injury happened, Buccaneers players Tristan Wirfs and Tez Johnson immediately hollered for trainers, with Johnson putting his head in his hands after the injury happened.
    Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • No woman, under any circumstance, deserves to be insulted or humiliated.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Folklorist Thomas Keightley tells the tale of a kobold named Hödeken who was insulted by a kitchen boy who kept spraying water at him.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And the Bills-dominant crowd at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium howled with derision for the hapless Fins.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
  • And Democrats have howled at Republicans twice using a partisan maneuver to claw back funds that were previously approved on a bipartisan basis.
    Mike Lillis, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • On the political right, the term is often condemned or derided.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Cuomo mocks Mamdani’s thin resume, just as Republicans derided Obama’s qualifications.
    Ben Adler, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Fans roared and whistled during a standing ovation.
    Sean Gentille, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2025
  • After going 74-88 last season, the Blue Jays defied expectations and roared through the regular season with a 94-68 record.
    Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Hooted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooted. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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