3 entries under this word

Hoot

Hōot, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [imp. & p. p. HOOTED; p. pr. & vb. n. HOOTING.] [Prov. Fr. houter, huëter, to call, cry. Cf. W. hut, off! off with it! away! hoot! and hue, in hue and cry.] 1. To cry out or shout in contempt. Matrons and girls shall hoot at thee no more. Dryden. 2. To cry as an owl. The clamorous owl, that nightly hoots. Shak.

Hōōt, v. t.

verbtransitive

To utter contemptuous cries or shouts at; to follow with such noise or shouts. Partridge and his clan may hoot me for a cheat. Swift.

Hōot, n.

noun

n. A cry or shout in contempt. Glanville.