😢 A fake complaint 😭 To cry loudly

to boohoo

1 7.4

To cry loudly in a noisy, unhappy way

verb
/ˈbuːhuː/

Informal

: lloriquear

The little boy began to boohoo after losing his favorite toy at the park.

Examples

Boohooing like a little girl.

Fiction book (1997)
When she heard the sad news, she started to boohoo uncontrollably in the middle of the room.
He couldn't help but boohoo loudly during the emotional movie scene.

Synonyms

to bawl

vsto boohoo

35 5.9

Cry or shout loudly and without control

is loud crying that imitates a specific noisy sound rather than shouting

to blubber

vsto boohoo

Informal

19 6.1

To cry loudly and without control, often while talking

is loud noisy sobbing that stays purely vocal not mixed with speech

to blub

vsto boohoo

3 9.2

Cry in a noisy, gasping way

is loud clear crying without snuffling, focusing on raw noisy sound

to baw

vsto boohoo

1 9.9

To cry loudly because you feel upset or hurt

is loud noisy crying focused on sound rather than the cause

to bawl one's eyes out

vsto boohoo

Informal

7.6

Cry very loudly and for a long time

is loud noisy crying but usually shorter and focused on sound

Antonyms

to laugh

∞ 1.0

To make sounds and move your face or body because something is funny

to smile

∞ 1.0

To turn the corners of your mouth up to show happiness or friendliness

How Loud

to bawl

35 5.9

to boohoo

Informal

1 7.4

to sob

141 1.0

to cry

∞ 1.0

to whimper

88 3.3

Surface Forms

boohoo infinitive

boohooed past

boohooed past participle

boohooing present participle

boohoos third person singular

Etymology

Boohoo comes from the sound 'boo-hoo' that imitates loud crying, so to boohoo is 'to cry loudly', often in a noisy or dramatic way.