boo
interjection
(used to express contempt or disapprobation or to startle or frighten.)
have been booing
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present perfect progressiveof boo.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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New graduates have been booing commencement speakers who tout AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
But whatever Wilson and Hackett have cooked up has been so odious that it led already frustrated fans — who have been booing Hackett — to leave in droves Oct.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 15, 2022
He does an extravagant gesture to the four corners of the court in gratitude - does that grate when you have been booing?
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2022
Frustrated at their team’s poor play in August, Mets fans have been booing the club.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2021
Surely there was no way that they were booing Bachman – they must have been booing the monster in the room.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 3, 2019
