hoot

Example Sentences

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"But the kid inside of you wants to break out and just hoot and holler."

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

His singing of Oscar Straus and Leo Robin’s “Oh, That Mitzi” is a hoot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Seeing each stride into frame is a hoot.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2025

Other than that, I’m hearing that Timothée Chalamet in ‘Marty Supreme’ is a lock, and Leonardo DiCaprio’s performance in ‘One Battle After Another’ is a harrowing hoot.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025

Every hoot of an owl sent him into a high- pitched fit, and whenever the cooking fire hissed, he threw a bit of aca, maize beer, into the flames to appease their anger.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis