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hoot
1[hoot]
verb (used without object)
to cry out or shout, especially in disapproval or derision.
Synonyms: , ,to utter the cry characteristic of an owl.
to utter a similar sound.
Chiefly British.to blow a horn or whistle; toot.
verb (used with object)
to assail with shouts of disapproval or derision.
The fans hooted the umpire.
Synonyms: ,to drive out, off, or away by hooting.
to express in hoots.
The crowd hooted its disagreement with the speaker.
noun
the cry of an owl.
any similar sound, as an inarticulate shout.
a cry or shout, especially of disapproval or derision.
British.a horn, siren, or whistle, especially a factory whistle.
Informal.the least bit of concern, interest, or thought; trifle.
His religion doesn't matter a hoot to me.
Slang.an extremely funny person, situation, or event.
Your cousin is such a hoot!
hoot
2[hoot]
interjection
(used as an expression of impatience, dissatisfaction, objection, or dislike.)
hoot
1/ ː /
noun
the mournful wavering cry of some owls
a similar sound, such as that of a train whistle
a jeer of derision
informalan amusing person or thing
the weekend was a hoot
not to care at all
verb
(often foll by at) to jeer or yell (something) contemptuously (at someone)
(tr) to drive (political speakers, actors on stage, etc) off or away by hooting
(intr) to make a hoot
(intr) to blow a horn
hoot
2/ ːs, ː /
interjection
an exclamation of impatience or dissatisfaction: a supposed Scotticism
hoot
3/ ː /
noun
a slang word for money
Other Word Forms
- hootingly adverb
- unhooted adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of hoot1
Origin of hoot2
Word History and Origins
Origin of hoot1
Origin of hoot2
Origin of hoot3
Idioms and Phrases
not give / care a hoot, to not care at all: null not givecare two hoots.
I don't give a hoot.
Example Sentences
To some extent it fits the coldness of the quartet — they hug and hoot and occasionally express a droplet of emotion, but the friendship on which they insist is competitive, transactional and illusory.
But who would watch a show about Charlotte and Harry, and LTW and Herbert, living and loving and occasionally hooting in support of their friend’s corny a cappella outfit?
should be a nasty hoot, however, is closer to a ho-hum.
“The owls are hooting. They’re answering,” he said several days after his supervisor delivered the gut punch over Valentine’s Day weekend.
But then, only five days later, they set a baited trap in the Sheep Meadow and tried to lure in Flaco using a recording of a hooting female owl.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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