- present tense form of hood (3rd person singular).
hoods
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His sister, Alejandra, recalled Magaña as an easygoing charmer who would chat up strangers on the street and who found joy in tinkering under the hoods of his five cars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
A resident told UK media she had alerted emergency services after seeing three vans blocking a road near the village and a group of men wearing hoods and balaclavas.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Israeli activists who support Palestinians shared videos showing various degrees of harassment by Hilltop Youth: standing uncomfortably close to Palestinians, staring, spitting, stopping cars and sitting on the hoods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
I stuck to slapping the hoods and windows of so many cars that my hand turned black with soot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
A group of drüskelle stood on the quay, their uniforms soaked, their black hoods raised.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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