As the lights came up, the people hooted, screamed and whistled. He was hooted at by some, applauded by others along the way. In Italy, males hooted more emphatically when the female was in the vicinity. Mansfield went to Boston, where crowds followed her and hooted her in the streets. The constables are hooted out of town. The legislators hooted down his plan. According to an account by Scott Ellsworth, the sheriff was "hooted down".