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booing

/ˈbuː.ɪŋ/

/ˈbu.ɪŋ/

Translations

booingnoun

booings

huées

The booing from the crowd was deafening when the referee made a controversial call.

Les huées de la foule étaient assourdissantes lorsque l’arbitre a pris une décision controversée.

Additional translations

siffletsPar extension, quand le public manifeste son désapprobation par des sifflements.

Synonyms

booinggerund / present participle

/ˈbuː.ɪŋ/

/ˈbu.ɪŋ/

Used attributively before a noun to describe people actively expressing disapproval.

huantEmploi adjectival ; plus naturel avec un complément ou dans un contexte journalistique.

The booing audience made it impossible for the speaker to continue.

Le public huant a empêché l’orateur de continuer.

Synonyms

derisive (acting)

booverb

booing

Gerund

booed

Past Simple

booed

Past Participle

booing

Gerund

huerEmployer au sens de manifester sa désapprobation en criant.

The audience began to boo loudly when the performer forgot their lines.

Le public a commencé à huer bruyamment lorsque l'artiste a oublié son texte.

Additional translations

faire bouh àFamilier, dans un contexte ludique pour surprendre ou effrayer quelqu’un.

Synonyms

Definitions

booingnoun

The act of expressing disapproval or contempt by making a loud noise, typically by shouting 'boo'.

The booing from the crowd was deafening when the referee made a controversial call.

booinggerund / present participle

Actively expressing disapproval or contempt by booing.

The booing audience made it impossible for the speaker to continue.

booverb

To express disapproval or contempt by making a loud noise, typically by shouting 'boo'.

The audience began to boo loudly when the performer forgot their lines.

To scare or startle someone by saying "boo", usually in a playful or teasing manner.

He tried to boo his little sister as she walked past the doorway.