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
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She was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black sweatpants and black crocs, according to the police.
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Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
There’s personality packed into virtually all of Weezie’s designs, but parents will fall in love with these hooded towels.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 16 June 2026
Just after 9 o’clock that night in March 2025, a hooded stranger emerged from the dark, came up behind the group that had just left the gym, pulled a gun and opened fire.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
School surveillance footage depicted the suspect, whose face was covered, wearing a hooded sweatshirt with a ‘B' logo on it, plus baggy pants and sneakers.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
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Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
There’s personality packed into virtually all of Weezie’s designs, but parents will fall in love with these hooded towels.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 16 June 2026
Just after 9 o’clock that night in March 2025, a hooded stranger emerged from the dark, came up behind the group that had just left the gym, pulled a gun and opened fire.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
School surveillance footage depicted the suspect, whose face was covered, wearing a hooded sweatshirt with a ‘B' logo on it, plus baggy pants and sneakers.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
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“Hooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hooded. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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