hooted

past tense of hoot

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooted
Verb
  • The 49ers wide receiver shouted out the Washington Commanders in an Instagram Story video Sunday.
    Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 22 June 2026
  • The lyrics are both whispered and nearly shouted.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • When early goals by both teams were denied by offside calls, the aggrieved fans jeered and whistled — the equivalent of Chiefs fans booing pass interference against their guy.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
  • While several hundred Iranian Americans protested the government outside, many fans from the diaspora jeered and turned their backs on the field during the national anthem.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • After beating the throw to first base, Bowen clapped his hands together and hollered a few times.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
  • After one downfield completion from Drake Maye at the second practice of the spring, New England Patriots offensive lineman Morgan Moses hollered in the direction of rookie Caleb Lomu.
    Chad Graff, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • Professional opportunities were nearly nonexistent, and some were ridiculed for playing.
    Latif Love June 18, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
  • It was ridiculed by people outside the club and maybe that has something to do with it.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • Jingoists howled with rage that a foreigner—no, worse, a German—had got the England job.
    Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
  • Audiences and technophiles have been wowed, but film purists have howled over the trimming of more than 25 minutes of runtime, including some musical numbers.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Outrage became loud when the night's heavyweight champion, Josh Hokit, insulted former first lady Michelle Obama to host Joe Rogan moments after winning his fight.
    Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
  • In each episode a different guest sometimes played by a celebrity like Kumail Nanjiani or Atsuka Okatsu will walk through the door to get insulted by the pair.
    Joshua Dudley, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • The crowd in Houston roared to life.
    Russell Lewis, NPR, 23 June 2026
  • More than three dozen tornado reports were logged Sunday into Monday by the Storm Prediction Center, as supercell thunderstorms roared across the region.
    Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • The phrase recalls the socialist Gilded Age mayors whom critics derided as too preoccupied with managing public works projects.
    Matt Brown, Fortune, 20 June 2026
  • While widely derided in Poland and Russia, the UPA is viewed as heroic freedom fighters for Ukrainian independence by many in Ukraine today.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2026
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“Hooted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooted. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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