hoot
To make a hoo, the cry of an owlTo make a hoo, the cry of an owl.
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Translations
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Meaning
4 sensesTo make a hoo, the cry of an owl.
rufen
у́хатьúxatʹ
у́хатиúxaty, пугу́катиpuhúkaty
To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.
Mary felt extremely offended when the workers hooted at her.
johlen
To cry out or shout in contempt.
ги́катьgíkatʹ, улюлю́катьuljuljúkatʹ, у́хатьúxatʹ
To sound the horn of a vehicle.
When you arrive to pick me up, hoot, and I'll come outside.
hupen
- to utter a loud clamorous shout
- utter the characteristic sound of owls
Origin
From Middle English houten, huten, hoten, assumed to be of North Germanic origin: SwedishFrom Middle English houten, huten, hoten, assumed to be of North Germanic origin: Swedish hut! (“begone!”, interjection) (also dialectal Norwegian hut, Bornholm Danish hut, hot), Swedish huta (“to drive someone away (with calls)”), Old Swedish huta (“to cast out in contempt”), related to Swedish hojta (“to holler”), hojt (“a holler”), further related to Middle High German hiuzen, hūzen (“to call to pursuit”). Swedish hut is the common command to call off and silence barking (hunting) dogs on the pursuit. Compare Swedish veta hut (“know one's place, like a dog”, literally “to know 'hoot' (the command)”).
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Forms
hoots, hooting, hooted, hootedTenses
hoot · hooted · will hoot · have hootedWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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