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- Dictionaryhoot/ho͞ot/
noun
- 1. a deep or medium-pitched musical sound, often wavering or interrupted, that is the typical call of many kinds of owl. Similar
verb
- 1. (of an owl) utter a hoot: "owls hooted, the new moon rose" Similar
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1. : a sound of hooting. especially : the cry of an owl. 2. : a minimum amount or degree : the least bit. don't give a hoot. 3. : something or someone amusing.
HOOT definition: 1. a short, loud, high sound: 2. the sound an owl makes 3. to make a short loud high sound: . Learn more.
If you hoot, you make a loud high-pitched noise when you are laughing or showing disapproval. The protesters chanted, blew whistles and hooted at the name of Governor Pete Wilson. [ VERB ]
noun. the cry of an owl. any similar sound, as an inarticulate shout. a cry or shout, especially of disapproval or derision. British. a horn, siren, or whistle, especially a factory whistle. Informal. the least bit of concern, interest, or thought; trifle: His religion doesn't matter a hoot to me.
A hoot is the musical call an owl makes. The hoot of an owl sounds very much like the word hoot.
hoot meaning, definition, what is hoot: a shout or laugh that shows you think so...: Learn more.
a short sound made by an owl (= bird that hunts animals at night) or by a car horn (= warning equipment) a hoot of laughter. a loud laugh.