boo
To shout extended boos derisivelyTo shout extended boos derisively.
» Tom got booed by a number of audience members.
Тома освистали несколько зрителей.
Певна кількість глядачіва освистала Тома.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To shout extended boos derisively.
When he took the podium, the crowd booed.
buhen, ausbuhen
ши́катьšíkatʹ, заши́катьzašíkatʹ, осви́стыватьosvístyvatʹ
(transitive)To shout extended boos at, as a form of disapproval or derision.
The protesters loudly booed the visiting senator.
(Northern England, archaic, intransitive)To make a sound characteristic of cattle; to moo.
- show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
Examples
34 sentencesTom got booed by a number of audience members.
Певна кількість глядачіва освистала Тома. — deniko
ruТома освистали несколько зрителей. — Balamax
Everyone booed Tom off the stage.
Tom was booed off the stage.
Tom got booed off the stage.
ruТома прогнали со сцены улюлюканьем. — Ooneykcall
Tom got booed by his own fans.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From earlier (15c.) boh, coined to create a loud and startling sound. Compare Middle EngliFrom earlier (15c.) boh, coined to create a loud and startling sound. Compare Middle English bus! (“bang!”, interjection), Latin boō (“cry aloud, roar, shout”, verb), Ancient Greek βοάω (boáō, “shout”, verb).
Likely onomatopoeic.
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Forms
boos, booing, booed, booedSynonyms
10 synonymsAntonyms
13 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle