boo
interjection
(used to express contempt or disapprobation or to startle or frighten.)
booed
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past participleof boo.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof boo.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
boointerjection(used to express contempt or disapprobation or to startle or frighten.)
Example Sentences
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Joe Bradshaw: Iconic edge rusher Myles Garrett has left the Browns and they still have huge questions at quarterback with Deshaun Watson booed by his own fans during pre-season.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
And they booed when a safe call at first withstood replay review instead of ending the game on a double play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
His team trailed 2-1, their only run a solo homer from Tucker, who’d been booed throughout his first series back at Wrigley since departing the Cubs in free agency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Meanwhile, high profile AI advocates have found themselves booed by students who fear that AI will replace many graduate level jobs.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Meanwhile, black and white adults stood along the sidelines and either cheered or booed what they were witnessing.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
