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Hoot
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A derisive cry or shout. Glanvill.
2. The cry of an owl. Hoot owl (Zoöl.), the barred owl (Syrnium nebulosum). See Barred owl.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts. Partridge and his clan may hoot me for a cheat. Swift.