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hoot
English
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, h?zen (“to call to pursuit”), Swedish hut! (“begone!”, interjection), Dutch hui (“ho, hallo”), Danish huj (“ho, hallo”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hu?t/
- Rhymes: -u?t
Noun
hoot (plural hoots)
- A derisive cry or shout.
- The cry of an owl.
- (US, slang) A fun event or person. (See hootenanny)
- A small particle.
Usage notes
- (derisive cry) The phrase a hoot and a holler has a very different meaning to hoot and holler. The former is a short distance, the latter is a verb of derisive cry.
- (small particle) The term is nearly always encountered in a negative sense in such phrases as don't care a hoot or don't give two hoots.
Translations
Verb
hoot (third-person singular simple present hoots, present participle hooting, simple past and past participle hooted)
- To cry out or shout in contempt.
- To make the cry of an owl, a hoo.
- The clamorous owl that nightly hoots and wonders / At our quaint spirits.
- To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.
- To sound the horn of a vehicle
Translations
See also
- hooter
- hootenanny
- give a hoot
Anagrams
- Htoo, OTOH, otoh, thoo, toho
Finnish
Noun
hoot
- Nominative plural form of hoo.
Anagrams
- Ohto, ohto, toho
Middle English
Adjective
hoot
- hot
Descendants
- English: hot
Scots
Alternative forms
- hout, hut, hute, howt, het
Etymology
Imitative. Compare English tut, Scottish Gaelic och.
Interjection
hoot
- Precedes a disagreeing or contradictory statement.
- An expression of annoyance or disapproval.
Usage notes
- Frequently used in the set phrases hoot mon or hoots mon.
Derived terms
- hoot awa
- hoot aye
- hoot fie, hoot fye
- hoot mon, hoots mon
- hoot na
- hoot-toot, hoots-toots, hout tout
- hoot-ye
Noun
hoot (plural hoots)
- A term of contempt.
Verb
hoot (third-person singular present hoots, present participle hootin, past hootit, past participle hootit)
- (transitive or intransitive) To dismiss idly with contempt or derision; to flout; to pooh-pooh.
Derived terms
- houttie (“irritable”)
References
- “hoot” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
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ululate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ulul?, ulul?tus, of imitative origin. Cognate with Spanish aullar (“to howl”) and ulular (“to hoot”), and French ululer (“to howl”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ju?ljule?t/, /??lj?le?t/
Verb
ululate (third-person singular simple present ululates, present participle ululating, simple past and past participle ululated)
- to howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy
- to produce a rapid and prolonged series of sharp noises with one's voice.
Synonyms
- (to howl): bay, howl, wail
Related terms
- ululant
- ululation
Translations
Italian
Verb
ululate
- second-person plural present indicative of ululare
- second-person plural imperative of ululare
- feminine plural of ululato
Latin
Verb
ulul?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of ulul?
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