hoot 1 (h t)v. hoot·ed, hoot·ing, hoots v.intr.1. To utter the characteristic cry of an owl. 2. To make a loud raucous cry, especially of derision or contempt. v.tr.1. To shout down or drive off with jeering cries: hooted the speaker off the platform. 2. To express or convey by hooting: hooted their disgust. n.1. a. The characteristic cry of an owl. b. A sound suggesting the cry of an owl, especially the sound of a horn. 2. A cry of scorn or derision. 3. Informal One that is hilariously funny: "Emmett, that skirt is a hoot!" Bobbie Ann Mason. Idiom: not give/care a hoot To be completely indifferent to: I don't give a hoot what you think.
[Middle English houten, of imitative origin.] |
hoot Noun 1. the sound of a car horn 2. the cry of an owl 3. a high-pitched noise showing disapproval 4. Informal an amusing person or thing Verb 1. Brit to blow (a car horn) 2. to make a hoot 3. to jeer or yell contemptuously at someone 4. to drive (speakers or performers on stage) off by hooting [imitative]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | hoot - a loud raucous cry (as of an owl)cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" | | 2. | hoot - a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contemptcry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" | | 3. | hoot - something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks"worthlessness, ineptitude - having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful; "the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness" | | Verb | 1. | hoot - to utter a loud clamorous shout; "the toughs and blades of the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play dice, and dance"let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" pant-hoot - communicate by hooting and panting, as of primates grunt-hoot - communicate by hooting and grunting, as of primates | | 2. | hoot - utter the characteristic sound of owlslet loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
hoot
Translations hoot [huːt] vi ( BRIT) ( AUT) → tocar la bocina; [ siren] → sonar; [ owl] → ulularto hoot with laughter → morirse de risa
hoot [huːt] vi ( Brit) ( Aut) → klaxonner; [ siren] → mugir; [ owl] → hululervt (= jeer at) → huer to hoot with laughter → rire aux éclats
hoot [huːt] vi → hupen;
hoot [huːt] vi ( AUT) → suonare il clacson; [ owl] → gufare
|
|