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Hoot Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Hoot? [n] something of little value; "it is not worth a damn"; "not worth shucks" [n] a loud raucous cry as of an awl [n] a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [v] to utter a loud clamorous shout; "the toughs and blades of the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play dice, and dance." Synonyms \| Synonyms for Hoot: bird \| boo \| Bronx cheer \| damn \| darn \| hiss \| raspberry \| razzing \| shit \| shucks \| snort \| tinker's dam \| tinker's damn Related Terms \| Find terms related to Hoot: a continental \| a curse \| a damn \| a darn \| a hoot \| bagatelle \| bark \| battle cry \| bauble \| bawl \| bean \| bellow \| bibelot \| bird \| bit \| boo \| booing \| brass farthing \| Bronx \| Bronx cheer \| button \| cackle \| call \| carol \| catcall \| caterwaul \| caw \| cent \| chatter \| cheep \| cheer \| chirk \| chirp \| chirr \| chirrup \| chitter \| chuck \| clack \| cluck \| cock-a-doodle-doo \| coo \| croak \| cronk \| crow \| cry \| cuckoo \| curio \| drum \| farce \| farthing \| feather \| fig \| fleabite \| folderol \| fribble \| frippery \| gabble \| gaggle \| gaud \| gewgaw \| gimcrack \| give the bird \| give the raspberry \| gobble \| guggle \| hail \| hair \| halfpenny \| halloo \| hill of beans \| hiss \| hissing \| holler \| hollo \| honk \| hoo \| howl \| hurrah \| jest \| joke \| kickshaw \| knickknack \| knickknackery \| minikin \| mockery \| molehill \| peep \| peppercorn \| picayune \| pin \| pinch of snuff \| pinprick \| pip \| pipe \| quack \| rallying cry \| rap \| raspberry \| razz \| red cent \| roar \| roll \| row of pins \| rush \| scold \| scream \| screech \| shit \| shout \| shriek \| sing \| snap \| sneeshing \| sou \| squall \| squawk \| squeal \| straw \| the bird \| toy \| trifle \| trill \| trinket \| triviality \| tuppence \| tweet \| twit \| twitter \| two cents \| twopence \| war cry \| war whoop \| warble \| whim-wham \| whistle \| whistle at \| whoop \| yammer \| yap \| yawl \| yawp \| yell \| yelp \| yo-ho \| yowl See Also \| call \| cry \| emit \| grunt-hoot \| let loose \| let out \| outcry \| pant-hoot \| shout \| utter \| vociferation \| worthlessness \| yell Hoot In Webster's Dictionary \Hoot\ (h[=oo]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hooted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hooting}.] [OE. hoten, houten, huten; cf. OSw. huta, Sw. huta ut to take one up sharply, fr. Sw. hut interj., begone! cf. also W. hwt off! off with it! away! hoot!] 1. To cry out or shout in contempt. Matrons and girls shall hoot at thee no more. --Dryden. 2. To make the peculiar cry of an owl. The clamorous owl that nightly hoots. --Shak. \Hoot\, v. t. To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts. Partridge and his clan may hoot me for a cheat. --Swift. \Hoot\, n. 1. A derisive cry or shout. --Glanvill. 2. The cry of an owl. {Hoot owl} (Zo["o]l.), the barred owl ({Syrnium nebulosum}). See {Barred owl}.

Hoot Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hoot?

[n] something of little value; "it is not worth a damn"; "not worth shucks"
[n] a loud raucous cry as of an awl
[n] a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
[v] to utter a loud clamorous shout; "the toughs and blades of the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play dice, and dance."

Hoot In Webster's Dictionary

\Hoot\ (h[=oo]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hooted}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Hooting}.] [OE. hoten, houten, huten; cf. OSw. huta,
Sw. huta ut to take one up sharply, fr. Sw. hut interj.,
begone! cf. also W. hwt off! off with it! away! hoot!]
1. To cry out or shout in contempt.

         Matrons and girls shall hoot at thee no more.
                                               --Dryden.

2. To make the peculiar cry of an owl.

         The clamorous owl that nightly hoots. --Shak.


\Hoot\, v. t.
To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with
derisive shouts.

      Partridge and his clan may hoot me for a cheat.
                                               --Swift.


\Hoot\, n.
1. A derisive cry or shout. --Glanvill.

2. The cry of an owl.

{Hoot owl} (Zo["o]l.), the barred owl ({Syrnium nebulosum}).
   See {Barred owl}.

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