hooded
adjective
hood·ed
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Definition of hooded
1
: having a hood
2
: shaped like a hood
hooded spathes
3a
: having the head conspicuously different in color from the rest of the body
hooded bird
b
: having a crest on the head that suggests a hood
hooded seals
c
: having the skin at each side of the neck capable of expansion by movements of the ribs
a hooded cobra
4
: half-closed
hooded eyes
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Examples of hooded in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The suspect appears to be wearing a black Ecko hooded sweatshirt, black pants and black and white shoes, deputies said. — Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, "Sheriff's office releases video of suspect in Anderson High School vandalism," 6 Sep. 2019 He was described as a light-skinned black or Hispanic male approximately 5 [feet] 6 inches to 5 [feet] 8 inches tall with a muscular build wearing a white hooded sweatshirt. — Alyssa Lukpat, BostonGlobe.com, "Attleboro police searching for masked gas station robber who may have fled to Rhode Island," 27 Aug. 2019 Polo Ralph Lauren cotton jersey hooded T-shirt The Fourth is always better with some kind of boat ride, and boat rides are always better while donning some kind of stripe. — Yang-yi Goh, GQ, "17 Fourth of July Menswear Buys That’ll Outshine the Fireworks," 3 July 2018 Video from inside the building showed two males dressed in dark clothing with hooded sweatshirts enter the lobby, walk up to the locked security door and then exit. — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, "Charges: West St. Paul man killed while 2-year-old son slept beside him," 1 Aug. 2019 Both men wore black, hooded sweatshirts, police said. — Christine Dempsey, courant.com, "Pizza delivery person robbed in Hartford," 16 July 2019 When the Civic was searched, Craig said officers found clothing from the Holts, a red hooded-sweatshirt, the Holts' car registration, and a pair of boots inside a military bag that had one of the Holt's son's name on it. — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al.com, "Prosecutors seek death penalty for both suspects in stabbing deaths of Birmingham grandparents," 16 July 2019 The 30-year-old rapper, wearing shorts and a hooded sweatshirt, can be seen grabbing one of the men by his shirt or shoulders and hurling him across the street. — Christie D'zurilla, latimes.com, "With ASAP Rocky still jailed in Sweden, celebs rally for rapper’s release," 12 July 2019 The company said Friday that fiber made by its technology will debut in a limited run of recyclable, unisex hooded sweatshirts for Adidas by Stella McCartney. — Ray A. Smith, WSJ, "These Sweatshirts Are Trash," 5 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hooded.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for hooded
hooded
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of hooded
: having a hood : wearing a hood
of an animal
: having a head that is colored or formed in a way that looks like a hood
—used to describe eyes that are half closed
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