HOOT | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Hoot

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Middle English (in the sense ‘make sounds of derision’): perhaps imitative

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: huːt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a low, wavering musical sound which is the typical call of many kinds of owl.

Short Definition:

call of owl

Word: Hoot

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: huːt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

(of an owl) utter a hoot

Short Definition:

(of owl) utter hoot

Examples:
  • owls hooted, the new moon rose

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