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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
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
One lucky family got a hoot of a tree topper this Christmas!
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Sarah Kuta, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024
At night, palpable silence consumes the area, briefly interrupted by hooting barn owls and the sound of rain falling on the leaves.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 17 June 2024
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Noun
This origin story is an enjoyable hoot that goes back to the earliest days of Optimus and Megatron – or as they're called, Orion Pax (Chris Hemsworth) and D-16 (Brian Tyree Henry) – and charts the path that turned close friends into bitter enemies.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
One lucky family got a hoot of a tree topper this Christmas!
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
Racers will careen down slippery Blair Street while spectators hoot and holler at the corner of 11th and Blair.
—Sarah Kuta, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024
At night, palpable silence consumes the area, briefly interrupted by hooting barn owls and the sound of rain falling on the leaves.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 17 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoot
Noun
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Using an ingenious strategy, Corbett positioned the villagers to create a human barrier, their loud shouts and pounding drums designed to flush the tiger out of hiding.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth’s opening statement was repeatedly interrupted by several protesters who were swiftly removed from the hearing room after disturbing his confirmation proceedings with shouts and cries.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
14 Jan. 2025
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The book, with illustrations by English artist Hannah Farr, tells the story of how Henri gets bullied in doggie daycare because of his loud snort.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Apr. 2024
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But back in the late 90s, people could crush the pills, turning a slow-release narcotic into a rapidly acting drug, a snort or injection leading to an intense high.—
Peter Ubel,
Forbes,
13 Sep. 2024
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Shortly thereafter, Facebook changed its name to Meta and sank $45 billion into its vision of a digital universe that most people just don’t seem to give much of a damn about.—
Boone Ashworth,
WIRED,
25 Sep. 2024
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But the rate at which people are ditching cable suggests that carriage fees won’t be worth a tinker’s damn by the time the looming batch of NBA deals expires.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
5 July 2024
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Tall trees and a high concrete wall obscured the view and the screams of the camp so that Rudolf’s wife Hedwig and their five children – Klaus, Heidetraud, Brigitte, Hans-Jürgen and Annegret – could live shielded from the atrocities committed just feet from their door.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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Berg’s depiction of the Mountain Meadows Massacre is disorienting, nightmarish and terrifyingly immersive, a bravura symphony of whizzing arrows and curdling screams.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Jan. 2025
Verb
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While this might make some architects holler, he’s got a point: who among us doesn’t have the ability to create things...—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Behind us, a line of taxi drivers hollered as the police rummaged through the suspects’ belongings.—
Matthew Bremner,
Rolling Stone,
5 Jan. 2025
Verb
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And coming around once every four years to beg for votes is both insulting and infuriating.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Last September, Roan went viral for clapping back at a photographer who was insulting stars on the MTV Video Music Awards red carpet.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Ruby’s face hardened, her lips twisting into a sneer.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
2 Jan. 2025
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Donning false teeth and a homicidal sneer, Dafoe embodied pure evil in Lynch’s crazed road movie, starring opposite Laura Dern and Nicolas Cage.—
Chris Vognar,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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The last-minute Annie Oakley act does not alter that one whit.—
The Editors,
National Review,
30 Sep. 2024
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The same wellness warriors who fret about microplastics seem not to care one whit about the breakdown of medical aesthetics.—
Mattie Kahn,
Vogue,
23 July 2024
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“Hoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoot. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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