Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooting
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Kelly, during the demonstration, filmed himself directly confronting lead pastor Jonathan Parnell and shouting in the faces of parishioners, even following them to their cars with crying children in tow.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Jan. 2026 -
An arrest report for Stout says that Wayne and multiple other people living in the home heard Stout shouting at the girl and slapping noises.—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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But he was overwhelmed by the jeering chorus of students.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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An unrecognizable Sean Hayes plays the jeering host, Gary Greenbacks.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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Early this season, Coen, a former UMass quarterback who coached under Sean McVay with the Los Angeles Rams, was seen hollering at Lawrence on the sideline after an incompletion.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Dec. 2025
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Probst is as bad as any of them about this — look back no further than the amount of airtime on Wednesday’s finale that was spent hollering about Savannah making Survivor history by winning as many challenges as five other women in show history.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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But mostly, and kind of disturbingly, people enjoyed ridiculing it.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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But this heavy tide of content ridiculing any notion of his lasting importance to the American republic suggests a far different fate.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
21 Dec. 2025
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The poll comes as the ballot measure proposal, which is being pushed by the health care worker labor union SEIU-UHW, draws howling fury from some vocal billionaires who have threatened to leave the state and, in some cases, taken steps toward divesting from California.—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Whitman’s howling yodel and clean-cut persona were a far cry from the sound Presley had been rehearsing.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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Despite his mediator role, Rodríguez is also known for his explosive temperament, lashing out in Congress and publicly threatening and insulting members of the opposition.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Jan. 2026
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That doesn't mean your comment can't be casual or in your own words, but the council will almost always bar people from swearing or insulting others.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
30 Dec. 2025
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The villas are new but already feel ancient (in the best possible way), pitched in a jumble of sugarcane fields, date palms, and donkey brays bellowing from the adjoining farm.—
Chris Schalkx,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Dec. 2025
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Her two modes are either disengaged or bellowing — and that’s not really enough to tearfully deem someone an addict.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2025
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The aftermath of a Clasico is always about crowning decisive winners and deriding significant losers.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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This came after her previous comments deriding many accusers in the wake of the #MeToo movement.—
Lee Smith,
CNN Money,
28 Dec. 2025
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“Hooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooting. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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