hooting

Definition of hootingnext
present participle of hoot

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • While walking to her car, Penton was bombarded with insults from shouting supporters of Delgado-Garcia wearing green.
    Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Prosecutors said Castillo refused commands from officers to move away and was shouting at the agents.
    Brandon Downs, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But after the first series of the 2026 MLB season, those same fans who were celebrating Bichette's signing a few months ago are now the same ones jeering him after an awful debut series with the Mets.
    Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Video uploaded to social media shows the officers being battered by snowballs outside the rest rooms as dozens of parkgoers crowd around filming the cops and jeering at them.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The officer responded after hearing the father hollering for help.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Those take-one-for-the-team moments had the Lakers’ reserves up and hollering.
    Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The political rhetoric aimed at ridiculing Canada bothers Johnson.
    Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Other potential candidates, such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Gavin Newsom, have achieved fame by berating and ridiculing the other side.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Elsewhere, Paula Rego’s two self portraits from 2017 show the artist howling through expressive pastel strokes.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
  • When the evening kill was made, usually around 10 or 11 o’clock, howling would start again.
    Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Think about more positive interpretations before presuming someone is insulting you.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2026
  • And Cora is so good at threading needles on these issues, as in communicating his wishes without insulting this or that player.
    Steve Buckley, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Big Mistakes opens with the sounds of Laurie Metcalf bellowing about the indignities of death.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Andrej Stojaković, bellowing with joy.
    Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Trump’s individual attacks followed a blanket statement deriding all four podcast hosts.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Ye has attracted controversy in recent years over his comments deriding both Jewish and Black people, but is seemingly attempting a comeback.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Hooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooting. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.

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