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单词 tu-whit tu-whoo
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Definition of tu-whit tu-whoo in English:

tu-whit tu-whoo

nountʊˌwɪt tʊˈwuːtəˌ(h)wɪt təˈ(h)wu
  • Used to represent the cry of the tawny owl.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The call of the Tawny Owl is the tu-whit tu-whoo immortalised by William Shakespeare.
    • Famously, the call tu-whit tu-whoo was immortalised by William Shakespeare in Act 5, Scene 2 of Love's Labour's Lost.
    • In English we have the word ‘owl’ and most of us know that an owl is one of those birds that flies about at night going tu-whit tu-whoo.
    Synonyms
    cry, call, screech, tu-whit tu-whoo
    cry, call, utter a hoot, screech, tu-whit tu-whoo

Origin

Late 16th century: imitative.

Rhymes

accrue, adieu, ado, anew, Anjou, aperçu, askew, ballyhoo, bamboo, bedew, bestrew, billet-doux, blew, blue, boo, boohoo, brew, buckaroo, canoe, chew, clew, clou, clue, cock-a-doodle-doo, cockatoo, construe, coo, Corfu, coup, crew, Crewe, cru, cue, déjà vu, derring-do, dew, didgeridoo, do, drew, due, endue, ensue, eschew, feu, few, flew, flu, flue, foreknew, glue, gnu, goo, grew, halloo, hereto, hew, Hindu, hitherto, how-do-you-do, hue, Hugh, hullabaloo, imbrue, imbue, jackaroo, Jew, kangaroo, Karroo, Kathmandu, kazoo, Kiangsu, knew, Kru, K2, kung fu, Lahu, Lanzhou, Lao-tzu, lasso, lieu, loo, Lou, Manchu, mangetout, mew, misconstrue, miscue, moo, moue, mu, nardoo, new, non-U, nu, ooh, outdo, outflew, outgrew, peekaboo, Peru, pew, plew, Poitou, pooh, pooh-pooh, potoroo, pursue, queue, revue, roo, roux, rue, Selous, set-to, shampoo, shih-tzu, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skean dhu, skew, skidoo, slew, smew, snafu, sou, spew, sprue, stew, strew, subdue, sue, switcheroo, taboo, tattoo, thereto, thew, threw, thro, through, thru, tickety-boo, Timbuktu, tiramisu, to, to-do, too, toodle-oo, true, true-blue, two, vendue, view, vindaloo, virtu, wahoo, wallaroo, Waterloo, well-to-do, whereto, whew, who, withdrew, woo, Wu, yew, you, zoo
 
 

Definition of tu-whit tu-whoo in US English:

tu-whit tu-whoo

nountəˌ(h)wɪt təˈ(h)wutəˌ(h)wit təˈ(h)wo͞o
  • A stylized representation of the cry of the tawny owl.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The call of the Tawny Owl is the tu-whit tu-whoo immortalised by William Shakespeare.
    • Famously, the call tu-whit tu-whoo was immortalised by William Shakespeare in Act 5, Scene 2 of Love's Labour's Lost.
    • In English we have the word ‘owl’ and most of us know that an owl is one of those birds that flies about at night going tu-whit tu-whoo.
    Synonyms
    cry, call, screech, tu-whit tu-whoo
    cry, call, utter a hoot, screech, tu-whit tu-whoo

Origin

Late 16th century: imitative.

 
 
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