hoot

Example Sentences

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De Angelis and Waltz are also a hoot together, she as a heaving, hissing vampire bride who can’t stop licking her chops, he as a bone-dry vampire hunter dedicated to his investigation.

From Los Angeles Times

That made the board members hoot and holler to beat the band.

From Literature

At least, Jeremy thought the owl was stuffed—until it turned its head, looked directly at him, and began to hoot.

From Literature

“Not at all. Hank is the politest kid I’ve ever met, and Boo is a hoot,” Ray says.

From Literature

The depictions of Ruth’s uptight and stingy brother Hyacinth and jealous and mother-in-law from hell “old Mrs. Hall” are both hoots.

From The Wall Street Journal