hooted

verb

past tense of hoot
1
as in shouted

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2
as in jeered

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooted
  1. shouted
  2. jeered
  3. hollered
  4. ridiculed
  5. howled
  6. insulted
  7. roared
  8. derided
Verb
  • Dern's 7-year-old daughter peered her head over the barricade from her front row seat and shouted encouragement each time mom got close to her side of the cage.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Jarren Duran shouted at Willson Contreras at the end of an inning for no good reason.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of shouted
Verb
  • The crowd exploded with every tackle and shot, jeered at every foul whistled against El Tri.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of jeered
Verb
  • As players and coaches hooted and hollered for Richman’s win, Mills socked a cheering Richman with a right hook to his facemask.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Nearby, other passengers screamed and hollered for their lives.
    — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of hollered
Verb
  • Many of those names have been ridiculed for their overreliance on throwaway clichés.
    — Andrew Moshirnia, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The move was widely ridiculed in the Pacific Rim nation, where English is already widely used, including in courts and parliament.
    — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of ridiculed
Verb
  • Instead, after Germany invaded the USSR, Stalin turned on a dime and howled—correctly—that Germany was preparing to wipe the Russians out.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Julie, this book was inspired by your real-life poodle, who famously howled along during My Fair Lady rehearsals?
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of howled
Verb
  • At the time, TMZ reported that the fight started when the other inmate, whose identity was not made public, insulted the rapper.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
  • After a May court hearing, Moreno alleged that Miller insulted Zashin's fiancee in front of witnesses at an Ohio courthouse, and alleged that after a hearing this week the congressman physically grabbed Zashin and another attorney.
    — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of insulted
Verb
  • The elderly woman who was killed by a blast as severe summer storms roared through the Midwest lived in a house that was filled with cuckoo clocks that would go off every hour, on the hour, her family said.
    — Selina Guevara, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of crumbling in defeat, Rivera roared back with defiance.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of roared
Verb
  • Still, some have derided the spectacle of novelty candidates.
    — Reagan Yip, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Trump has long derided past presidents who used sanctions to limit Iran’s economic ability to pay for its military and nuclear development.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of derided
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