boohooed
Cried with drama
Boohooed is the past tense of boohoo, meaning to cry noisily or dramatically, often with an implication of exaggeration or self-pity: She boohooed for an hour after losing the game.
The word is mildly mocking, suggesting the tears are excessive or performative rather than genuinely sorrowful.
Shedding tears audibly
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- wailingProlonged mournful crying
- blubberingCrying noisily and uncontrollably
- snivelingTearful, pitiful complaining
tears · bawling · whimpering · howling · sniffling · teary-eyed · weepy · misty-eyed
Exaggeratedly emotional in expression
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- histrionicExaggeratedly emotional in behavior
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
hammy · overreacted · attention-seeking · performative · campy · carrying on · making a scene · crocodile tears
Feeling sorrow after loss
- lamentingExpressing passionate grief
- bereavedDeprived by death
- mournfulShowing or feeling grief
- sorrowfulFilled with grief
heartbroken · anguished · desolate · inconsolable · keening · woe · grief-stricken · devastated
Vocal public mockery
- tauntingInsulting to provoke
- ridiculingMocking with contempt
- sneeringExpressing scorn facially
- scoffingMocking with contempt
deriding · heckling · dismissive · contemptuous · scorning · booing · catcalling · razzing
weeping
Shedding tears audibly
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- wailingProlonged mournful crying
- blubberingCrying noisily and uncontrollably
sniveling · tears · bawling · whimpering · howling · sniffling · teary-eyed · weepy · misty-eyed · red-eyed
melodramatic
Exaggeratedly emotional in expression
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- histrionicExaggeratedly emotional in behavior
exaggerated · hammy · overreacted · attention-seeking · performative · campy · carrying on · making a scene · crocodile tears · fake crying
grieving
Feeling sorrow after loss
sorrowful · heartbroken · anguished · desolate · inconsolable · keening · woe · grief-stricken · devastated · bereft
jeering
Vocal public mockery
- tauntingInsulting to provoke
- ridiculingMocking with contempt
- sneeringExpressing scorn facially
scoffing · deriding · heckling · dismissive · contemptuous · scorning · booing · catcalling · razzing · teasing
boohooedrejoiced
Felt intense gladness
cheered · celebrated · exulted · delighted · crowed