Hoot /(ho͡ot)/

imp. & p. p. Hooted; p. pr. & vb. n. Hooting

1. To cry out or shout in contempt.

   Matrons and girls shall hoot at thee no more.

2. To make the peculiar cry of an owl.

   The clamorous owl that nightly hoots.

1. To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.

   Partridge and his clan may hoot me for a cheat.

1. A derisive cry or shout.
2. The cry of an owl.
3. A very funny event, person, or experience; as, watching Jack try to catch that greased pig was a hoot.