hootnoun [ C ]
uk/huːt/us/huːt/a short, loud, high sound:
She gave three short hoots on the car horn.
He gave a hoot of laughter/derision.
the sound an owl makes
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- chime
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- swish
- thud
- ting
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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Animal (non-human) sounds
Idiom(s)
be a hoot
not care/give two hoots
hootverb
uk/huːt/us/huːt/[ I or T ] to make a short loud high sound:
She hooted her horn at the dog in the road.
He hooted with laughter.
[ I ] to make the sound that an owl makes
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- chime
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- swish
- thud
- ting
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Sounds made by humans with their mouths
Animal (non-human) sounds