To utter the characteristic cry of an owl.
To make a loud raucous cry, especially of derision or contempt.
To shout down or drive off with jeering cries: hooted the speaker off the platform.
To express or convey by hooting: hooted their disgust.
The characteristic cry of an owl.
A sound suggesting the cry of an owl, especially the sound of a horn.
A cry of scorn or derision.
Informal One that is hilariously funny: "Emmett, that skirt is a hoot!" (Bobbie Ann Mason).
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