audience boos
Frequency: 4.51.5 per million words
The audience makes a long 'boo' sound to show disapproval.
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Examples (10)
- When the politician avoided the question, the audience booed him off the stage.
- The audience started to boo when the guest speaker arrived an hour late.
- A performer must learn to handle situations where the audience boos.
- The sound of the audience booing was so loud that the actors couldn't be heard.
- If the referee makes another bad call, the home audience will surely boo.
- It was disheartening for the young band to hear their own audience boo their new song.
- The audience booed loudly at the judges' controversial decision.
- The villain in the play smiled wickedly as the audience booed; he loved the reaction.
- Management was concerned that the audience might boo if the unpopular opening act returned.
- The comedian's offensive joke caused the entire audience to boo in disapproval.