2hoot verb
hoots; hoot·ed; hoot·ing 1 [no obj] of an owl : to make a hoot
▪ We could hear an owl hooting in the woods. 2 Brit a [no obj] of a horn : to make a loud sound : honk
▪ a hooting horn
b Brit : to cause (a horn) to hoot [+ obj] ▪ The people in the cars behind us kept hooting [=(US) honking] their horns. [no obj] ▪ I hooted at the car in front of me. 3 : to call out or laugh loudly [no obj] ▪ The crowd booed and hooted when it was announced that the show was canceled. [+ obj] ▪ The crowd hooted its disapproval. ▪ The speaker was hooted down by a small group of protesters. [=the protesters loudly shouted at the speaker so that the speaker could not be heard] ▪ The speaker was hooted off the platform by a small group of protesters.
▪ We could hear an owl hooting in the woods.
▪ a hooting horn
b Brit : to cause (a horn) to hoot [+ obj] ▪ The people in the cars behind us kept hooting [=(US) honking] their horns. [no obj] ▪ I hooted at the car in front of me.
