hoot
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His singing of Oscar Straus and Leo Robin’s “Oh, That Mitzi” is a hoot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
De Angelis and Waltz are also a hoot together, she as a heaving, hissing vampire bride who can’t stop licking her chops, he as a bone-dry vampire hunter dedicated to his investigation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
Crowds hoot and cheer as the contraptions float into the darkening sky, while referees judge the magnificence of their aerial explosions.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025
Megan says life since the pods has "been a hoot" and the couple are "having the best time ever".
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2025
He could hear crickets and the hoot of an owl, and from the room inside, the soft snores of a family who would be relieved in the morning when he wasn’t there.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
It’s the explosion of relief when a prank ends, often in humiliation, always with hoots and claps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
So on “SNL,” as Storrie’s monologue winds down, we see the Hughes brothers take the stage to polite applause and a few hoots.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026
The depictions of Ruth’s uptight and stingy brother Hyacinth and jealous and mother-in-law from hell “old Mrs. Hall” are both hoots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
"Mainly that she really does not care two hoots what anybody thinks. Never did, never will, and I love that about her," she said.
From BBC ● May 28, 2024
She asks my name, and when I tell her, she hoots “Barbara Bush!”
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
A barred owl hooted and shook its feathers in a sycamore above the creek, and red-bellied cooters sunned themselves on half-submerged logs.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2026
Had she addressed me, I probably would have hooted in response.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025
Every time they hooted or interrupted, he gave as good as he got, mocking their points and challenging them to pass important legislation.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
The crowd in New Hampshire cheered wildly as Trump came onstage and hooted warmly at some of his standard campaign lines.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
The twins shouldered Pita between them and they hollered and hooted all the way up the hill as we left the riverbank behind.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
The 20-something fan seated next to me felt the same way about Araki, hooting so much for his favorite filmmaker that he apologized.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026
But then, only five days later, they set a baited trap in the Sheep Meadow and tried to lure in Flaco using a recording of a hooting female owl.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2025
Parnther, a charismatic figure, has a growing fan base for his conducting, and he elicited hooting and hollering from the audience.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024
She was at home in her 20th-floor apartment on Central Park West near 97th Street when she heard hooting coming from her balcony.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2024
Its lonely, hooting whistle pierced the air, until the children winced and pressed their hands over their ears.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
