hoot

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːt

Noun

hoot (plural hoots)

1. A derisive cry or shout.
2. The cry of an owl.
3. (US, slang) A fun event or person. (See hootenanny)

Translations

derisive cry or shout

• Finnish: pilkkahuuto, buuaus (fi)
• French: huées (fr) f pl
• Russian: гиканье (ru) (gíkanʹje) n, улюлюканье (ru) (uljuljúkanʹje) n, уханье (ru) (úxanʹje) n

• Spanish: ululato (es) m, grito (es) m, chillo (es) m

cry of an owl

• Finnish: huhuilu (fi)
• French: hululement (fr) m, ululement (fr) m

• Maori: koukou (mi), whero (mi), whero (mi), terekou (mi)
• Russian: уханье (ru) (úxanʹje) n
• Spanish: ululato (es) m, grito (es) m, chillo (es) m

fun event, blast

Verb

hoot (third-person singular simple present hoots, present participle hooting, simple past and past participle hooted)

1. To cry out or shout in contempt.
2. To make the cry of an owl.
3. To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.
   • Jonathan Swift

     Partridge and his clan may hoot me for a cheat.

Translations

To cry out or shout in contempt

• Finnish: buuata (fi)
• French: huer (fr)

• Russian: гикать (ru) (gíkatʹ), улюлюкать (ru) (uljuljúkatʹ), ухать (ru) (úxatʹ)

To make the cry of an owl

• Finnish: huhuilla (fi)
• French: hululer (fr), ululer (fr)

• Russian: ухать (ru) (úxatʹ)

To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts

• French: huer (fr), railler (fr)

See also

• hooter
• hootenanny

Anagrams

• otoh, OTOH

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Middle English

Adjective

hoot

1. hot

Descendants

• English: hot