Synonyms of hoots

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noun

plural of hoot

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as in shouts

a loud vocal expression of strong emotion

the courtroom erupted in hoots of laughter upon hearing the witness's sarcastic retort to the lawyer's arrogant remark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shouts
• howls
• cries
• screams
• squeals
• shrieks
• hollers
• yells
• roars
• whoops
• yowls
• yelps
• screeches
• squeaks
• interjections
• ejaculations
• bellows
• outcries
• shrills
• wails
• squalls
• clamors
• plaints
• bawls
• caterwauls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• murmurs
• mutters
• whispers
• gasps
• mumbles
• whimpers

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as in snorts

a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval

he ignored the hoots and jeers coming from the back of the crowd and kept on speaking until he'd had his say

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snorts
• sneers
• smirks
• boos
• jeers
• catcalls
• snickers
• hisses
• raspberries
• whistles
• taunts
• birds
• jibes
• sniggers
• razzes
• Bronx cheers
• gibes
• put-downs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cheers
• applauses

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as in damns

the smallest amount or part imaginable

I don't give a hoot whether you want to go or not—you're going

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damns
• licks
• whits
• whoops
• little
• syllables
• bits
• darns
• beans
• figs
• raps
• jots
• hints
• continentals
• touches
• ghosts
• iotas
• squats
• specks
• tittles
• glimmers
• ounces
• durns
• diddlies
• particles
• pins
• shadows
• diddly-squats
• suspicions
• modicums
• rays
• shreds
• peanuts
• nips
• scraps
• doodly-squats
• traces
• sprinklings
• shades
• crumbs
• scruples
• streaks
• doodley-squats
• mites
• strains
• semblances
• snaps
• driblets
• smidges
• spots
• smidgeons
• dabs
• smidgens
• aces
• smidgins
• skoshes

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as in screams

someone or something that is very funny

that stand-up comic is a hoot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• screams
• laughs
• riots
• jokes
• sights
• gags
• knee-slappers
• howlers
• wisecracks
• witticisms
• sallies
• boners
• quips
• jests
• pleasantries
• cracks
• waggeries
• cautions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• downers
• bummers

hoots

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verb

present tense third-person singular of hoot

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as in howls

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shouts
• howls
• hollers
• whoops
• roars
• crows
• yowls
• bellows
• bleats
• leaks
• exclaims
• oohs
• blunders
• ahs
• aahs
• ejaculates
• blats
• cries (out)
• interjects
• blurts (out)
• bolts

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as in jeers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jeers
• insults
• snorts
• ridicules
• jibes
• catcalls
• sniffs
• derides
• gibes
• sneers
• mocks
• laughs
• smiles
• disdains
• snickers
• sniggers
• despises
• decries
• scorns
• poohs
• taunts
• scoffs (at)
• disparages
• belittles
• ribs
• torments
• heckles
• teases
• jives
• razzes
• rides
• bad-mouths
• pooh-poohs
• puts down