1
: having a hood
2
: shaped like a hood
hooded spathes
3
a
: 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
hoodedness
noun
Examples of hooded in a Sentence
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Police say Guerrero was wearing the same hooded sweatshirt with a white Foundation Skatboards logo that a man seen in the restaurant’s camera footage was wearing.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 July 2024
Cops are still searching for the gunmen, who were described as between 18 and 25 years old and were wearing black hooded sweatshirts during the crime.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
Decades-old laws against masking — often crafted in response to the hooded terror of the Ku Klux Klan — are on the books in at least 18 states and D.C., according to the International Center for Not-For-Profit Law.
—Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post, 24 June 2024
For the race, Gibb wore Bermuda shorts and a hooded sweatshirt to obscure her gender, along with a bathing suit — the sports bra hadn’t been invented yet.
—Maya Silver, NPR, 22 June 2024
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 July 2024
Cops are still searching for the gunmen, who were described as between 18 and 25 years old and were wearing black hooded sweatshirts during the crime.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
Decades-old laws against masking — often crafted in response to the hooded terror of the Ku Klux Klan — are on the books in at least 18 states and D.C., according to the International Center for Not-For-Profit Law.
—Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post, 24 June 2024
For the race, Gibb wore Bermuda shorts and a hooded sweatshirt to obscure her gender, along with a bathing suit — the sports bra hadn’t been invented yet.
—Maya Silver, NPR, 22 June 2024
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“Hooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hooded. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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