hoot
verb (used without object)
to cry out or shout, especially in disapproval or derision.
are hooting
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present progressiveof hoot.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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NEW IBERIA, La. — In a dome-shaped outdoor cage, a dozen chimpanzees are hooting.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2011
When I finish, Tanisha and the teachers are hooting and hollering.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
The moon shines in at my window, there is a roar of waters, and the owls are hooting.
From The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) by Florence A. Thomas Marshall
The daylight dies: The owls are hooting, ting, ting, ting!
From St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 2, December, 1877 by Various
The daylight dies, The owls are hooting, ting, ting, ting!
From Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home The Story of His Life by Belle Moses
