hoot
verb (used without object)
to cry out or shout, especially in disapproval or derision.
have hooted
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present perfectof hoot.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Had she addressed me, I probably would have hooted in response.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025
If my boyfriend had been in tow, we would have hooted and hollered and marveled at the novelty, talking excitedly the rest of the way back.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2017
Not so long ago, Peruvians would have hooted at the sentiment.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some critics have hooted, others have applauded, but none have been able to ignore Moreau.
From Time Magazine Archive
I have hooted Bob Nicholls because he was a little man; and have 'dabbed' at, instead of eating, cakes and treacle on Brim Park.
From The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell by Theophila Carlile Campbell
