boo
a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt • Syn: hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort, bird • Derivationally related forms: snort (for: snort), razz (for: razzing), hiss (for: hiss), hoot (for: hoot) • Hypernyms: cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation
show displeasure, as after a performance or speech (Freq. 1) • Syn: hiss • Ant: applaud • Derivationally related forms: hiss (for: hiss), hisser (for: hiss), hissing (for: hiss) • Hypernyms: condemn • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s - Somebody ----s somebody - Somebody ----s PP
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