"booing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: booings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} booing (plural booings)
  1. A disapproving exclamation by a member of an audience. Translations (disapproving exclamation): buuaus (Finnish), ブーイング (būingu) (Japanese), abucheo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-booing-en-noun-eAkyXHhP

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} booing
  1. present participle and gerund of boo Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: boo
    Sense id: en-booing-en-verb-GXcwf3FJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97

Inflected forms

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