hooted

Definition of hootednext
past tense of hoot

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooted
Verb
  • By now, the standard sound of rage rap — redlining drums deployed with abandon, frenetic, almost spastic chord arrangements, and often shouted, mantra-like lyrics delivered in an impassioned scream — has become a predictable shorthand for overtures to a younger audience.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Before and after the vote, people in the hearing room shouted at lawmakers and warned of the harm the bill could do.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • About 100 feet from the sheriff’s immaculate enclave, jailers who worked for Smith jeered as Mitchell shivered in his own waste, court records show.
    USA Today, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The meeting often turned rowdy as residents gave thunderous applause to those speaking against and jeered those supporting it.
    Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 12 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Soviet satire and humor journals, for example, ridiculed Western imperialism.
    Neringa Klumbytė, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Trump had ridiculed that deal as insufficient and ended it in his first term.
    Brian Bennett, Time, 28 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • My husband heard the commotion and hollered at me for yelling at his sister.
    Jeanne Phillips, Dallas Morning News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Dropkin, of Massachusetts, and Thiesse, of Minnesota, whooped and hollered after edging the hosts, hugging tightly.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Multiple teens on e-bikes insulted a student with anti-Black racial slurs and spitting, and one of the suspects injured the back leg of the victim with the tire of an e-bike, campus police said.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
  • But Washington really hasn’t insulted him, instead continuing to deploy him against top competition this year.
    Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Fans at my screening howled as ex-con maid Sydney Sweeney and desperate housewife Amanda Seyfried waged their hysterical suburban war.
    Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
  • While the critics howled during that 1-15 season in 1989, Johnson and even his assistants maintained their cockiness and mocked the criticism.
    Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Teachers unions, long derided by conservatives as one of the primary vectors of left-wing ideology into public education, have significant influence over the MSBA.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Bev had seemed to flinch whenever Margot derided their husbands.
    Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Gui Santos roared to the crowd after finishing a layup through contact to make the deficit just 99-97 with two minutes left.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • While the Garden crowd roared, the Celtics missed seven of their first eight shots, converting just one field goal in the first three-plus minutes.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Hooted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooted. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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