- 1[intransitive] to make a loud noise He had the audience hooting with laughter. Some people hooted in disgust. The crowd hooted and cheered.
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- 2[intransitive] when an owl hoots, it makes a long calling sound
hoot
verbNAmE//hut//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they hoot he / she / it hoots
past simple hooted
-ing form hooting
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