hoot

(Engels)

Noun

1. A derisive cry or shout.
2. The cry of an owl.
3. (slang) A fun event or person.
4. A small particle; a whit or jot.

Verb

1. To cry out or shout in contempt.
2. To make a hoo, the cry of an owl.
3. To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.
4. To sound the horn of a vehicle.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/huːt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: houten

Verwante met Middle High German: hiuzen

Verwante met Sweeds: hut

Verwante met Nederlands: hui

Verwante met Deens: huj

In summary

From Middle English houten, huten, hoten, of North Germanic origin, from or related to Old Swedish huta (“to cast out in contempt”), related to Middle High German hiuzen, hūzen (“to call to pursuit”), Swedish hut! (“begone!”, interjection), Dutch hui (“ho, hallo”), Danish huj (“ho, hallo”).

Sinonieme

boo

honk

jeer

catcall

hiss

whistle

ridicule

bay

bird

🐦

mock

howl

heckle

jibe

taunt

make fun of

deride

shit

💩

bellow

raspberry

razz

razzing

Bronx cheer

red cent

discountenance

tinker’s damn

scoff

tinker’s dam

croak

screech

bray

shout

blare

cry

😢

shucks

bleat

damn

snort

darn

toot

horn

ululate

wail

laugh

😆

zip

blare out

blow a horn

make a row

sibilation

siss

sound one’s horn