hoot

Meaning

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 the cry of an owl, a hoo.
3. To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.
4. To sound the horn of a vehicle.

Synonyms

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

shout for joy

honk a horn

war-whoop

sound one's horn

beep one's horn

buzz

call

crow

cry out

deprecate

disapprobation

disapproval

disapprove

disfavor

disfavour

drone

fizzle

flout

gibe

hooting

mew

outcry

pipe

quest

reprobate

reprobation

roar

scream

😱

shout down

shouting

sing

siren

sneer

sound

🔉

squawk

squeal

toot the horn

trumpet

🎺

tut

utter

war cry

whine

whistling

whit

yell

yip

yowl

Pronounced as (IPA)

/huːt/

Etymology

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”).