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verb (used with object) , hyped, hyp·ing. to stimulate, excite, or agitate (usually followed by up ): She was hyped up at the thought of owning her own car. to create interest in by flamboyant or dramatic methods; promote or publicize showily: a promoter who knows how to hype a prizefight.
to make something seem more important or exciting than it really is by talking about it a lot, especially in newspapers, on television, etc: It's being hyped as the musical event of the year. hyped. adjective. (Definition of hype from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of hype. in Chinese (Traditional)
Synonyms for HYPE: great, excellent, awesome, wonderful, terrific, fantastic, stellar, fabulous; Antonyms of HYPE: terrible, poor, awful, pathetic, atrocious, lousy, wretched, bad
As a verb, to hype something is to blatantly promote it. If you hype your favorite restaurant enough, your friends will finally try it. If they all hate it, though, they might never listen to you again! Definitions of hype. noun. blatant or sensational promotion. synonyms: ballyhoo, hoopla, plug. see more.
Britannica Dictionary definition of HYPE. [noncount] informal + often disapproving. : talk or writing that is intended to make people excited about or interested in something or someone. There was a great deal of media hype surrounding the senator's announcement.
Apr 5, 2024 · hype (third-person singular simple present hypes, present participle hyping, simple past and past participle hyped) ( transitive ) To promote heavily; to advertise or build up. They started hyping the new magazine months before its release.
Check pronunciation: hype. Definition of hype noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
