1
as in shout
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
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as in snort
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
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as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
I don't give a hoot whether you want to go or not—you're going
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Recent Examples of hoot
Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Each proud declaration elicited raucous clapping and hooting from the crowd.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 15 May 2025
Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
They’re comforted by the hoots of owls and snorts of pig frogs.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
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Noun
Morgan Rielly was the only player breaking the silence, hooting and hollering with every goal in an exaggerated and hilarious way.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Each proud declaration elicited raucous clapping and hooting from the crowd.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 15 May 2025
Verb
Another table over, a small group of friends put in an order for five dozen oysters, shooting them back with hoots and hollers that electrified the tiny room.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
They’re comforted by the hoots of owls and snorts of pig frogs.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoot
Noun
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Plamondon gave a shout out to pinot grigio from Friuli, viognier and riesling in multiple styles and climates.—
Devin Parr,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The announcement meant India had joined the short list of countries to have visited the Moon, and the applause and shouts of joy that followed signified that this achievement wasn’t just a scientific one, but a cultural one.—
Tony Milligan,
Space.com,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The snoring is often interrupted by a long silent period during which breathing stops and then followed by a loud snort and gasp as the patient attempts to breathe.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
24 July 2025
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The swine respond with raspy snorts and spine-rattling squeals.—
Bennet Goldstein,
jsonline.com,
4 July 2025
Noun
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And as far as luxurious treats go, well, the afternoon high tea there is not to be missed, and the theme changing monthly offers the strongest argument yet to treat oneself ad infinitum without giving a tinker’s damn about the current economy.—
Timothy DePeugh,
Charlotte Observer,
1 May 2025
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Since the death of Tom Petty meant an end to his primary job in 2017, Tench has still been visible in the background as a member of the house band in practically any tribute show that’s worth a damn.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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On an unseasonably cool August evening with scattered rain clouds in the area, the screams of several dozen people would soon fill the air near the banks of the Missouri River.—
Dominick Williams
August 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 Aug. 2025
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The scream, the adults in the living room knocking over chairs and flying towards the terrace, Mr. Tiago and the boy’s father diving in with their clothes on and everything, the women standing at the pool’s edge in panic, crying.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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If only the couple caught canoodling Wednesday night on the Jumbotron at the Coldplay concert in Foxborough, Massachusetts, had simply done what everyone else does in those moments at the arena or the ballpark: Thrown their hands in the air, cheered, hooped and hollered.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
18 July 2025
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Heard an impatient clouded leopard cub absolutely hollering for her lunch?—
The Tennessean,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Verb
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After a couple of insulting caricatures, increasingly bizarre depictions of the Vice President started to spread through the internet, the trend becoming a competition to see who could create the most hideous, weird or original Vance.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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More to the point, these kinds of claims insult the officers who are actually doing the work.—
Diane Goldstein,
Oc Register,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Think of the public dissection of and collective sneer toward pop darlings suffering mental health crises, like Britney Spears or Lindsay Lohan, or the contemptuous treatment of Hillary Clinton during her 2016 presidential run.—
Maya Salam,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Up front, its face is a far more rectilinear sneer.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
8 July 2025
Noun
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After 40 minutes, his energy hasn’t flagged a whit.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
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Nevertheless, the basic design of commercial nuclear power reactors has changed not a whit.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 July 2010
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“Hoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoot. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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