Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun barracking

1 sense of barracking

Sense 1
heckling, barracking -- (shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree)
       => break, interruption, disruption, gap -- (an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb barrack

3 senses of barrack

Sense 1
barrack -- (lodge in barracks)
       => lodge, accommodate -- (provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester")

Sense 2
cheer, root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up -- (spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers")
       => encourage -- (inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to)

Sense 3
jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe -- (laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker")
       => tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride -- (harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie")

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