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Meanings of hoot in inglês

português
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Something of little value.

merda

A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt.

To treat or speak of with contempt.

Usage of hoot in inglês
1
The sun had set; an owl began to hoot in the wood.
A Collection of Beatrix Potter Stories
2
But the film is, of course, a hoot from beginning to end.
The Irish Times
3
A moment later they heard the single, unexpected hoot of an owl.
The Bone Doll's Twin
4
Nhlanhla Nene's upcoming mid-term budget speech is going to be a hoot.
The South African
5
Olympos gave a great hoot of laughter, and so did many others.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
6
It let out one frightened hoot, and toppled toward its intended victim.
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
7
One-two-three ,croakedthe siren like a giant hoot-owl calling in the night.
Starr, of the Desert
8
Clearly it came through the still air-theeerie hoot of a nighthawk.
The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu
9
It sounds too right-on for words, but Akhavan's films is a hoot.
The Irish Times
10
From far down the canyon came the mournful hoot of an owl.
The Lone Star Ranger: A Romance of the Border
11
Who knew that the history of sanitation could be such a hoot?
The Guardian
12
A choked hoot of laughter went up from one of Jamie's men.
The devil wears plaid
13
But I thought the Shrek spin-off Puss in Boosts was a hoot.
Wired
14
A kind of snort that ended up in an almost pleading hoot.
The blood spilt
15
When I had effected my gallant rescue I heard an owl hoot.
The Crimson Blind
16
It's been a hoot travelling the world with the show, Jack says.
Radio NZ
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Hoot across language varieties
Ireland
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
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