as in snorts
a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval
there were raspberries from the audience when the hapless actress kept forgetting her lines
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The Rodents of Unusual Size that attack Westley in a swamp work because they are played by small men in rodent suits, rather than coolly conjured from pixels; their deliberate artifice is the thrill, and Reiner provided the voice for their hideous snorts.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
17 Dec. 2025
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While there were a few snickers, the photographers obliged and got their photos.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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With Thomas Frank’s side 2-0 down to Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City on Sunday, the home crowd made their feelings known through a chorus of boos at half-time.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The reactions shown on the nature center's livestream video as Woody looked outside and then backed into its shelter were a mix of boos and cheers.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Raspberries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raspberries. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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