hoot
Example Sentences
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"But the kid inside of you wants to break out and just hoot and holler."
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
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
It was now a cold, silent night, broken only by snores, the occasional yelp of someone dreaming, and the hoot of a single owl.
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025
Still, it was a hoot seeing the hats that were in fashion at the millinery.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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