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Hoot

noun
1.
A loud raucous cry (as of an owl).
2.
A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt.  Synonyms: bird, boo, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razz, razzing, snort.
3.
Something of little value.  Synonyms: damn, darn, red cent, shit, shucks, tinker's dam, tinker's damn.  "Not worth one red cent" , "Not worth shucks"
verb
(past & past part. hooted; pres. part. hooting)
1.
To utter a loud clamorous shout.
2.
Utter the characteristic sound of owls.



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"Hoot" Quotes from Famous Books



... I meant; we are quite alone here. I have not heard a horse-hoof or a footstep or the hoot of a train for miles. So I think we might stop here and ...
— The Ball and The Cross • G.K. Chesterton
... regale Pinkey and Wallie for the fourteenth time with the story of the hoot-owl which had frightened him while hunting in Florida, but since it was received without much enthusiasm and he was not encouraged to tell another, he, too, retired to crawl between his blankets and "sleep on Nature's bosom" with most of ...
— The Dude Wrangler • Caroline Lockhart
... The true Segovian would hoot at you if you assigned any mortal paternity to the aqueduct. He calls it the Devil's Bridge, and tells you this story. The Evil One was in love with a pretty girl of the upper town, and full of protestations of devotion. The fair Segovian ...
— Castilian Days • John Hay
... surprise another bird call some hundreds of yards ahead of them was heard, and after a time it was repeated. Then the blackbird's notes rang out from behind, and then another note came from the front. Ere the voice behind could again reply a solemn "Hoot-a-hoot-a-hoo" came from the front. ...
— Three Boys in the Wild North Land • Egerton Ryerson Young
... "Eat, Jenny, drink, Jenny, all shall be thine!" "Thank you, Robin, kindly, you shall be mine." Then Jenny Wren got better, and stood upon her feet, And said to Robin Redbreast, "I love thee not a bit." Then Robin he was angry, and flew upon a pole, "Hoot upon thee! fie ...
— Traditional Nursery Songs of England - With Pictures by Eminent Modern Artists • Various


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