boo
interjection
(used to express contempt or disapprobation or to startle or frighten.)
are booing
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present progressiveof boo.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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College graduates are booing commencement speakers who evoke AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
It's difficult, perhaps impossible, to prove whether fans are booing their own team and manager more these days.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
They are booing some of the things that have gone on in the past and we have to move past it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
"All these people who are booing, and I'm just pointing out the obvious, you have terrible seats," Chappelle told the crowd in defense of Musk.
From Salon ● Dec. 12, 2022
I’ve never had a person boo me, and all of a sudden people are booing me.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2016
