Antonyms for boohoo
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : boo-hoo |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌbuˈhu |
Definition of boohoo
- As in pipe : verb make a sound; peep
- As in sob : verb cry hard
- As in bawl : verb cry
- As in weep : verb cry
- As in cry : verb weep and make sad sounds
- Then she boohoo'd too, and the tears that fell between us looked like we were artesian wells—they certainly did.
- Extract from : « Mary Cary » by Kate Langley Bosher
- "Boohoo as much as you like," cried the Yankee in a shrill tone, that was heard above all the howlings of the unlucky Sambo.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 » by Various
Synonyms for boohoo
- bawl
- bemoan
- bewail
- blub
- blubber
- boohoo
- break down
- burst into tears
- caterwaul
- cheep
- choke up
- complain
- crack up
- cry
- cry a river
- cry convulsively
- cry eyes out
- deplore
- dissolve in tears
- drip
- fret
- grieve
- groan
- howl
- keen
- lament
- let go
- let it all out
- let it out
- mewl
- moan
- mourn
- play
- put on the weeps
- regret
- ring the blues
- say
- shed bitter tears
- shed tears
- shout
- sigh
- sing
- sniff
- snivel
- sob
- sorrow
- sound
- speak
- squall
- talk
- toot
- trill
- turn on waterworks
- tweet
- ululate
- wail
- warble
- weep
- whimper
- whine
- whistle
- yammer
- yowl
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