Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooting
Verb
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As Pillay speaks, he is interrupted by random beeps and Canada’s players shouting either in frustration or excitement nearby.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
17 June 2026 -
There’s been such an outpouring of people online, from film critics to awards pundits, shouting out your performance.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Graduates boo speakers for mentioning AI At multiple college graduation ceremonies around the country, graduates and audience members were seen booing and jeering speeches.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
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It’s reported that some Knicks celebrators followed the Spurs back to their hotel, jeering and egging them.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2026
Verb
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More than 40,000 patrons crammed into Wrigley Field and the Cubs fans in the crowd were hooting and hollering after their team took a 5-0 lead through six innings Saturday, following a 16-2 win on Friday.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
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Timothée Chalamet exited through the same tunnel and was also hooting and hollering with his fellow Knicks fans.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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Speaking of which, when news broke Friday that much of the team’s equipment had been stolen, there was a nearly instantaneous social media ridiculing of the city.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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The internet absolutely let Clavicular have it, ridiculing the influencer with a barrage of memes.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
Verb
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With a pummelling rhythm and howling guitar, the new song from fata morgana makes a desperate race against the doom loop.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
10 June 2026
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Lucy’s harebrained schemes constantly sent Ricky over the edge — and had audiences howling with laughter.—
Huntley Woods,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Shame on me for insulting a human being for doing their job.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
21 June 2026
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The two-minute trailer includes a recreation of the famous sailor-kissing-a-nurse photo from V-J Day, a woman insulting David’s butter churning, some trench warfare repartee about the looks of a soldier’s love back at home, the Boston Tea Party, and jokes about child labor.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
11 June 2026
Verb
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After the game, while Johnson was trying to explain the madness that had consumed his team, his answers were barely audible over the celebrity fan contingent bellowing their way out of the arena.—
Kyle Wagner,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
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The anti-Trump cries soon turned to bellowing cheers when those same cameras quickly cut to Knicks superstar Jalen Brunson courtside.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Though the bot sometimes suggested calling helplines, the lawsuit alleges that GPT-4o mostly allowed Alice space to fixate on her dark thoughts, in one instance even deriding suicide hotlines after Alice rejected the idea of calling one.—
Maggie Harrison Dupré,
Futurism,
11 June 2026
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Trump had long gone after Powell, deriding, berating and threatening to fire the ex-Fed chair.—
Sylvan Lane,
The Hill,
1 June 2026
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“Hooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooting. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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