You're a hoot.
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Hoot
//huːt//
Synonyms for "hoot" (228 found)
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Strong matches (68)
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92 translations across 21 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- κικκαβαῦ noun (cry of an owl)
Bulgarian
4 entries- дюдюкане noun (derisive cry or shout)
- ухане noun (cry of an owl)
- дюдюкам verb (To cry out or shout in contempt)
- ухам verb (To make the cry of an owl)
Catalan
2 entries- xut noun (cry of an owl)
- esgaripar verb (To make the cry of an owl)
Czech
1 entries- houkat verb (To make the cry of an owl)
Dutch
4 entries- giller noun (fun event, blast)
- grapjas noun (fun event, blast)
- oehoe noun (cry of an owl)
- roep noun (cry of an owl)
Esperanto
2 entries- ululo noun (cry of an owl)
- ululi verb (To make the cry of an owl)
Finnish
4 entries- buuaus noun (derisive cry or shout)
- huhuilu noun (cry of an owl)
- pilkkahuuto noun (derisive cry or shout)
- buuata verb (To cry out or shout in contempt)
French
4 entries- hululement noun (cry of an owl)
- huées noun (derisive cry or shout)
- ululement noun (cry of an owl)
- boubouler verb (To make the cry of an owl)
German
4 entries- Gejohle noun (derisive cry or shout)
- Geschrei noun (cry of an owl)
- Heulen noun (cry of an owl)
- Johlen noun (derisive cry or shout)
Hungarian
2 entries- hu noun (cry of an owl)
- huhog verb (To make the cry of an owl)
Irish
2 entries- faíreach noun (derisive cry or shout)
- bí ag faíreach verb (To cry out or shout in contempt)
Italian
1 entries- ululo noun (cry of an owl)
Japanese
1 entries- 野次る verb (To cry out or shout in contempt)
Latin
2 entries- cano verb (To cry out or shout in contempt)
- cucubo verb (To make the cry of an owl)
Māori
4 entries- koukou noun (cry of an owl)
- terekou noun (cry of an owl)
- whero noun (cry of an owl)
- whero noun (cry of an owl)
Polish
3 entries- pohukiwanie noun (cry of an owl)
- hukać verb (To make the cry of an owl)
- pohukiwać verb (To make the cry of an owl)
Russian
4 entries- ги́канье noun (derisive cry or shout)
- у́ханье noun (derisive cry or shout)
- у́ханье noun (cry of an owl)
- улюлю́канье noun (derisive cry or shout)
Spanish
4 entries- bacilongo noun (fun event, blast)
- bacilón noun (fun event, blast)
- chillo noun (derisive cry or shout)
- chillo noun (cry of an owl)
Swedish
2 entries- ho noun (cry of an owl)
- hoa verb (To make the cry of an owl)
Tagalog
2 entries- wahu noun (cry of an owl)
- wumahu verb (To make the cry of an owl)
Ukrainian
3 entries- у́хання noun (cry of an owl)
- пугу́кати verb (To make the cry of an owl)
- у́хати verb (To make the cry of an owl)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
Tom is a hoot.
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He's a hoot.
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I don't give a hoot what you think.
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