hoot

[US]/huːt/
[UK]/hut/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the sound of an owl; the sound of a train whistle; the sound of a car horn
vt. & vi. to make the sound of a train whistle or a car horn

Phrases & Collocations

owl hoot

hoot and holler

Example Sentences

there were hoots of derision.

she began to hoot with laughter.

the audience broke into hoots of laughter.

hooted the speaker off the platform.

I don't give a hoot what you think.

The crowd hooted and jeered at the speaker.

an owl hooted nearby, making her jump.

his questions were hooted down or answered obscenely.

His attempts at pacifying the mob were met by angry hoots and billingsgate。

He is a sort of person who doesn't care two hoots what other people think.

The bus driver hooted at the man who stepped onto the road.

I don’t care two hoots about having money, as long as I’m happy.

Who enjoys driving to work with the constant traffic jams, roadworks and the impatient hooting of white-van man?

The singer, 44, wore a bandage over his hooter and had a minder carry the brolly during a visit to a Las Vegas museum.

A large North American owl(Strix varia) having barred, brownish plumage across the breast, a streaked belly, and a strident, hooting cry.

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