(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ the horn on a vehicle or if it ~s, it makes a loud noise on one note. (mainly BRIT)
I never ~ my horn when I pick a girl up for a date...
Somewhere in the distance a siren ~ed...
I can be very rude to motorists who ~ at me...
VERB: V n, V, V at n
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Hoot is also a noun. (in AM, usually use honk , toot )
Mortlake strode on, ignoring the car, in spite of a further warning ~.
N-COUNT
2.
If you ~, you make a loud high-pitched noise when you are laughing or showing disapproval.
The protesters chanted, blew whistles and ~ed at the name of Governor Pete Wilson...
VERB: V
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Hoot is also a noun.
His confession was greeted with derisive ~s...
N-COUNT: usu with supp
3.
When an owl ~s, it makes a sound like a long ‘oo’.
Out in the garden an owl ~ed suddenly.
VERB: V
4.
If you say that you don’t give a ~ or don’t care two ~s about something, you are emphasizing that you do not care at all about it. (INFORMAL)
Alan doesn’t care two ~s about Irish politics...
PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR about/for n, PHR wh emphasis