hoot
noun[C]
uk/huːt/us/huːt/ashort,loud, highsound:
短促响亮的声音She gave threeshorthoots on thecarhorn.她短促地按了3声汽车喇叭。
He gave a hootoflaughter/derision.他一阵大笑/大声嘲笑。
thesoundanowlmakes
猫头鹰的叫声Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- growl
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- pip
- plunk
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
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Animal (non-human) sounds
Idioms
be a hoot
not care/give two hoots
hoot
verb
uk/huːt/us/huːt/[IorT]
to make ashortloudhighsound:
发出短促响亮的声音She hooted herhornatthedogin theroad.她向路中间的那条狗大声按喇叭。
He hootedwithlaughter.他哈哈大笑。
[I]
to make thesoundthat anowlmakes
发出猫头鹰般的叫声Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- growl
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- pip
- plunk
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Sounds made by humans with their mouths
Animal (non-human) sounds