Definitions
to utter a loud clamorous shout
Word origin
From Middle English houten, huten, hoten, of North Germanic origin, from or related to Old Swedish huta (“to cast out in contempt”), related to Middle High German hiuzen, hūzen (“to call to pursuit”), Swedish hut! (“begone!”, interjection), Dutch hui (“ho, hallo”), Danish huj (“ho, hallo”).
Used in a sentence
“My performance drew hoots of derision from the crowd.”
“I heard the hoot of an owl. Whoo, whoo!”
“The party at the weekend was such a hoot! Thanks for the invite.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Owl sound”4 letters
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