hoo
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9.9
A low hollow sound made by an owl
- noun
- /huː/
:
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- As we walked through the forest, we heard the familiar hoo of an owl calling to its mate.
Examples
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as if the wind in the chimney were a ghost, hoo-hoo-hooing through the night.
Fiction book (1997) -
The owl sat on a branch, hoo-ing softly as night fell.
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In the dark woods, the sound of a distant hoo echoed eerily.
Synonyms
whooo
vshoo
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9.9
A soft call made by an owl at night
is the actual low hollow bird sound rather than an imitation
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Etymology
Hoo for an owl sound comes from copying the low noise an owl makes, much like the common word hoot, so it names the low, hollow 'call' of an owl.