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hoot

verb
 
 
/huːt/

Definition

[I or T] to make a short loud high sound: She hooted her horn at the dog in the road. He hooted with laughter.Sounds made by objects, movement or impactSounds made by humans with their mouths [I] to make the sound that an owl makesAnimal (non-human) sounds
(Definition of hoot verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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