whoo
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- noun
- /huː/
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- The ancient trees were alive with the sound of a distant whoo from a hidden owl.
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Examples
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An owl let out a mournful whoo from somewhere on the ridge out back.
Fiction book (2001) -
Recently, in fact, federal biologists scaled back the use of recordings in spotted owl surveys after it became clear that the birds that "whoo"-ed in reply were subject to attack by the more aggressive barred owls.
Blog text (5) -
Putting one hand to the side of his mouth, he gave that distinctive mountain-man call, "Whoo-oo!" In a few moments, we heard the response very faintly, another "Whoo-oo!" Thelisman and his brother kept whoo-ooing back and forth, and I kept wondering how I would ever be able to get him to that inaccessible place.
Academic text (1990) -
In the quiet of the night, an owl gave a soft whoo that echoed through the trees.
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As the sun set, a lone whoo pierced the silence, signaling the presence of an owl nearby.
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Etymology
Whoo as a noun comes from people copying the soft call of an owl, like the familiar word hoot, so a 'whoo' is simply the single owl sound you hear at night.