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hooted

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past tense of hoot

as in shouted

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In the ensuing 18 years, Gomez and Swift have consistently palled around at awards shows, supported each other's new albums, and shouted each other out on social media.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026
Paul also shouted out Wolves president of basketball operations Tim Connelly, coach Chris Finch and the Wolves’ ownership group, helmed by Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez.

— Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of shouted

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The crowd exploded with every tackle and shot, jeered at every foul whistled against El Tri.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
When early goals by both teams were denied by offside calls, the aggrieved fans jeered and whistled — the equivalent of Chiefs fans booing pass interference against their guy.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026

Definition of jeered

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At Daytona International Speedway more than 70,000 persons whooped, hollered and slugged down beer watching Cale Yarborough win the Firecracker 400 automobile race.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
As the market opened for business and hummed and hollered across the league Tuesday, the Canucks and their first-year management team remained on the sidelines.

— Thomas Drance, New York Times, 24 June 2026

Definition of hollered

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Jingoists howled with rage that a foreigner—no, worse, a German—had got the England job.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
Audiences and technophiles have been wowed, but film purists have howled over the trimming of more than 25 minutes of runtime, including some musical numbers.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 June 2026

Definition of howled

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Screenshots shared with The Charlotte Observer by Moore show Bogan has repeatedly messaged Reform Stables’ business associates or fellow event organizers with allegations about the stable and Moore, and insulted him online.

— Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026
In that controversial match, Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior had alleged that Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni had racially insulted him.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 June 2026

Definition of insulted

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Alice Weidel, the co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, which placed second in national elections last year, derided the reform package.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was sold, debated, praised, derided, and budget-scored as legislation.

— Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

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