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    hoot
    [ho͞ot]
    noun
    hoot (noun) · hoots (plural noun) · a hoot (noun)
    1. a deep or medium-pitched musical sound, often wavering or interrupted, that is the typical call of many kinds of owl.
      • a raucous sound made by a horn, siren, or steam whistle.
      • a shout expressing scorn or disapproval:
        "there were hoots of derision"
      • a short outburst of laughter:
        "the audience broke into hoots of laughter"
      • informal
        (a hoot)
        an amusing situation or person:
        "your mom's a real hoot"
    verb
    hoot (verb) · hoots (third person present) · hooted (past tense) · hooted (past participle) · hooting (present participle)
    1. (of an owl) utter a hoot:
      "owls hooted, the new moon rose"
      • (with reference to a horn, siren, etc.) make or cause to make a hoot:
        "a car horn hooted, frightening her" · "Sam hooted his horn"
      • (of a person) make loud sounds of scorn, disapproval, or merriment:
        "she began to hoot with laughter"
      • (hoot something down)
        express loud scornful disapproval of something:
        "his questions were hooted down or answered obscenely"
    Origin
    Middle English (in the sense ‘make sounds of derision’): perhaps imitative.
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    noun
    1. a deep or medium-pitched musical sound, often wavering or interrupted, that is the typical call of many kinds of owl.
      cry
      call
      screech
      tu-whit tu-whoo
    verb
    1. (of an owl) utter a hoot:
      cry
      call
      screech
      tu-whit tu-whoo
      utter a hoot
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