Hoot

/huːt/ · noun

Meaning

A derisive cry or shout..

Definitions by Sense

1. A derisive cry or shout.
2. The cry of an owl.
3. (slang) A fun event or person.
4. A small particle; a whit or jot.
5. To cry out or shout in contempt.
6. To make a hoo, the cry of an owl.
7. To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.
8. To sound the horn of a vehicle.

Example Sentences

My performance drew hoots of derision from the crowd.

I heard the hoot of an owl. Whoo, whoo!

The party at the weekend was such a hoot! Thanks for the invite.

We don't care a hoot about what you think.

Well, it was Sunday morning, and the wheat nothing like ripe; but it was a chance, and I got onto my reaper and banged down every hoot of it before Monday night.

Matrons and girls shall hoot at thee no more,

The clamorous owl that nightly hoots and wonders / At our quaint spirits.

Outside an owl was hooting most dismally in the darkness. The villa was on a by-road, and there was no human sound to link them up with life.

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Word Forms

• hoots
• hooting
• hooted

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