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To utter the characteristic cry of an owl.
(verb-intransitive)
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To make a loud raucous cry, especially of derision or contempt.
(verb-intransitive)
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To shout down or drive off with jeering cries: hooted the speaker off the platform.
(verb-transitive)
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To express or convey by hooting: hooted their disgust.
(verb-transitive)
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The characteristic cry of an owl.
(noun)
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