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EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

ense 1'> to shout or laugh usually derisively

to make the natural throat noise of an owl or a similar cry

to make a loud clamorous mechanical sound

transitive verb

to assail or drive out by hooting //hooted down the speaker

to express or utter with hoots //hooted their disapproval

noun

Definition (Entry 2 of 3)

a sound of hooting
especially the cry of an owl
a minimum amount or degree the least bit //don't give a hoot
something or someone amusing //the play is a real hoot

interjection

ˈhüt

variants: or hoots ˈhüts

Definition (Entry 3 of 3)

chiefly Scotland
—used to express impatience, dissatisfaction, or objection

Other Words

Noun

hooty ˈhü-tē adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun

cry holler howl shout whoop yell yowl

Examples

Verb

//We could hear an owl hooting in the woods.
//I hooted at the car in front of me.
//The crowd booed and hooted when it was announced that the show was canceled.
//The crowd hooted its disapproval.
//The speaker was hooted off the platform by a small group of protesters.

Noun

//The announcement was met with hoots of derision.
//the courtroom erupted in hoots of laughter upon hearing the witness's sarcastic retort to the lawyer's arrogant remark

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Interjection

1540, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Verb

Middle English houten, of imitative origin

Interjection

origin unknown

hoot

nounense 1'> to shout or laugh usually derisively

to make the natural throat noise of an owl or a similar cry

to make a loud clamorous mechanical sound

transitive verb

to assail or drive out by hooting //hooted down the speaker

to express or utter with hoots //hooted their disapproval

noun

Definition (Entry 2 of 3)

a sound of hooting
especially the cry of an owl
a minimum amount or degree the least bit //don't give a hoot
something or someone amusing //the play is a real hoot

interjection

ˈhüt

variants: or hoots ˈhüts

Definition (Entry 3 of 3)

chiefly Scotland
—used to express impatience, dissatisfaction, or objection

Other Words

Noun

hooty ˈhü-tē adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun

cry holler howl shout whoop yell yowl

Examples

Verb

//We could hear an owl hooting in the woods.
//I hooted at the car in front of me.
//The crowd booed and hooted when it was announced that the show was canceled.
//The crowd hooted its disapproval.
//The speaker was hooted off the platform by a small group of protesters.

Noun

//The announcement was met with hoots of derision.
//the courtroom erupted in hoots of laughter upon hearing the witness's sarcastic retort to the lawyer's arrogant remark

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Interjection

1540, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Verb

Middle English houten, of imitative origin

Interjection

origin unknown

hoot

nounense 1'> to shout or laugh usually derisively

to make the natural throat noise of an owl or a similar cry

to make a loud clamorous mechanical sound

transitive verb

to assail or drive out by hooting //hooted down the speaker

to express or utter with hoots //hooted their disapproval

noun

Definition (Entry 2 of 3)

a sound of hooting
especially the cry of an owl
a minimum amount or degree the least bit //don't give a hoot
something or someone amusing //the play is a real hoot

interjection

ˈhüt

variants: or hoots ˈhüts

Definition (Entry 3 of 3)

chiefly Scotland
—used to express impatience, dissatisfaction, or objection

Other Words

Noun

hooty ˈhü-tē adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun

cry holler howl shout whoop yell yowl

Examples

Verb

//We could hear an owl hooting in the woods.
//I hooted at the car in front of me.
//The crowd booed and hooted when it was announced that the show was canceled.
//The crowd hooted its disapproval.
//The speaker was hooted off the platform by a small group of protesters.

Noun

//The announcement was met with hoots of derision.
//the courtroom erupted in hoots of laughter upon hearing the witness's sarcastic retort to the lawyer's arrogant remark

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Interjection

1540, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Verb

Middle English houten, of imitative origin

Interjection

origin unknown

hoot

nounense 1'> to shout or laugh usually derisively

to make the natural throat noise of an owl or a similar cry

to make a loud clamorous mechanical sound

transitive verb

to assail or drive out by hooting //hooted down the speaker

to express or utter with hoots //hooted their disapproval

noun

Definition (Entry 2 of 3)

a sound of hooting
especially the cry of an owl
a minimum amount or degree the least bit //don't give a hoot
something or someone amusing //the play is a real hoot

interjection

ˈhüt

variants: or hoots ˈhüts

Definition (Entry 3 of 3)

chiefly Scotland
—used to express impatience, dissatisfaction, or objection

Other Words

Noun

hooty ˈhü-tē adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun

cry holler howl shout whoop yell yowl

Examples

Verb

//We could hear an owl hooting in the woods.
//I hooted at the car in front of me.
//The crowd booed and hooted when it was announced that the show was canceled.
//The crowd hooted its disapproval.
//The speaker was hooted off the platform by a small group of protesters.

Noun

//The announcement was met with hoots of derision.
//the courtroom erupted in hoots of laughter upon hearing the witness's sarcastic retort to the lawyer's arrogant remark

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Interjection

1540, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Verb

Middle English houten, of imitative origin

Interjection

origin unknown

hoot

noun