hoot
verb (used without object)
to cry out or shout, especially in disapproval or derision.
is hooting
-
present progressiveof hoot (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
As I write, the winter owl is hooting; the grass is numb and cold.
From Time Magazine Archive
Our ship is hooting for all she's worth.
From Sea and Sardinia by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
The owl is hooting to the night, The cooter crawling o'er the bank, And in that pond the flashing light Tells where the alligator sank.
From Eighth Reader by James Baldwin
An owl in the distance is hooting mournfully.
From Airy Fairy Lilian by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton (AKA Duchess)
The owl is hooting in yon bush; How yonder oak-tree’s blasted arms Upon me seem to frown!
From Visit to Iceland and the Scandinavian North by Ida Pfeiffer
