booed

verb

past tense of boo
as in jeered

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  1. jeered
  2. hissed
  3. maligned
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  • The crowd jeered and guffawed throughout the event and a heckler who stood up to yell at the stage was led out of the hall halfway through.
    — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Somewhere in the middle were Arsenal, who explored making an offer for Alvarez while the situation was reaching its most arresting peak, with the 26-year-old striker roundly jeered by his own supporters at Atletico’s ground.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of jeered
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  • Wynn said the alligator started to get agitated and even opened its mouth and hissed at her.
    — Steven Yablonski, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • The sky lay pure and blue and a cool dry wind hissed down upon them from the plains.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 July 2026
Definition of hissed
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  • His lawyer has maintained his client’s innocence, saying Betancourt has been unfairly maligned because people associate him with a group of wealthy young Venezuelans, some of whom have been accused of wrongdoing, according to press reports.
    — Cate Brown, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • This year’s iteration takes place in Middlesbrough, a corner of the country that has recently been much maligned.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of maligned
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“Booed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booed. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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