I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
peals/hoots/gales of laughter (= a lot of loud laughter )
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This idea was greeted with hoots of laughter.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
care
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Vitor was full of concern about Thomas, yet did not care two hoots about her.
give
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Well, he couldn't give a hoot , either!
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For the 10 pairs of rusty-colored owls hiding out in the Tucson basin, finally, at least somebody gives a hoot .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Leary's speech drew hoots from the crowd.
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The hooting of a horn made me turn round.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Apart from money, success at Salomon meant having your name shouted over the hoot .
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If the skills dipped, there would be hoots of laughter.
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Needless to say, no lunch for him, as he retreated amidst hoots and laughter, carrying the offending object.
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The sharp hoot of a train came from the railway yards a mile away: icy across icy spaces.
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There was a brief exchange of hoots, and the clothed human put down the tray and went out again.
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There was in every office of Salomon a systemwide loudspeaker, called the hoot and holler or just the hoot.
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Well, he couldn't give a hoot , either!
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
laughter
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I stood on her doorstep and started hooting with laughter .
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He has the audience hooting with laughter and then within seconds, shocked into silence.
owl
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The branches rustling, an owl hooting in the woods.
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In the darkness owls were hooting back and forth.
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An owl hooted nearby, and was answered by another farther away.
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At night I could hear owls hooting , and the stupendous palace was only three minutes walk away.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A horn hooted behind me. It was Don in his little red car.
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Ships hooted their horns as the flag went up.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Beyond, the post van hooted indignantly.
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Cars and lorries hooting, accelerating and braking put Dawn into a real flap.
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Chick started hooting the Cortina's horn impatiently.
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Chutra hooted, bared his teeth, scratched his ribs.
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That evening was filled with the sound of hooting owls.
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There is too much noise in here to speak: stamping, hooting, whistling.
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Truck drivers hooted, children stared, and just about everyone laughed or waved.
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Two hours later I was woken by men whistling, clicking, trilling and hooting their music to the flocks.