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
  • One shopper shouted out the spacious front pockets, and another loved their sporty vibe.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Safal Prakash Shrestha/NurPhoto/Getty Protesters shouted slogans denouncing the police and government over alleged delays in taking action to find the missing girl, and then to find the perpetrators.
    — Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of shouted
Verb
  • When the visitors' lineup and Skubal were shown on the videoboard and his name was announced before the first pitch, most of the crowd at Comerica Park clapped for the two-time Cy Young Award winner while some jeered him.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The crowd exploded with every tackle and shot, jeered at every foul whistled against El Tri.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 30 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
  • Young Dolly wore the coat proudly to school, only to be ridiculed by mean kids who laughed at the sight of it.
    — David Kamp, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Beloved by younger fans who remember the sneaker’s original 2013 release, the style is sometimes ridiculed by purists, but that doesn’t make its inclusion any less valid.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of ridiculed
Verb
  • There are moments on Wowed Out when a younger James would have howled, would have ventured all the way out to sea, would have let his guitar erupt.
    — Ryan Leas, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Our arrival in the Madawaska River country of eastern Ontario, near Combermere, was noteworthy only for the snow flurries and marrow-chilling gales that howled down from Hudson Bay to greet us.
    — HARRY H. EDEL, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of howled
Verb
  • The charges against Gao relate to artistic works that China's authorities claim insulted revolutionary figures, including a 2009 statue called Mao’s Guilt, which shows the former leader and founder of modern China as kneeling in repentance.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The charges against Gao relate to artistic works that China’s authorities claim insulted revolutionary figures, including a 2009 statue called Mao’s Guilt, which shows the former leader and founder of modern China as kneeling in repentance.
    — Huizhong Wu, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of insulted
Verb
  • But as Santos Bravos sang the opening verses in English, the crowd roared with approval — especially as lead vocalist Kauê Penna, who hails from Brazil, slid onstage to take on the high parts of BTS lead Jungkook.
    — Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The power outages caused by storms that roared through the region nearly two weeks ago have one resident of this Rust Belt city literally gasping for air.
    — Selina Guevara, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of roared
Verb
  • Trump has long derided past leaders who used sanctions to limit Iran’s ability to pay for its military and nuclear development.
    — Farnoush Amiri, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Much of the vitriol apparently stems from the developers releasing GTA VI without physical copies of the game, a decision that was roundly mocked and derided last month.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of derided
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