hoo hoo

hoo hoo noun: a hooting noise, such as a laugh or the hoot of an owl. Also the alternative form of hoo-hoo.

Noun

hoo hoo (plural hoo hoos)

A hooting noise, such as a laugh or the hoot of an owl.
- That night, when I carried Chumley's food and drink of tea out to him he greeted me with loud "hoo hoos" of delight, and jogged up and down, beating his knuckles on the ground.1962, Sally Patrick Johnson, Everyman's Ark
- "Now," said Paulette, every fiber of her system concentrated on the next phase of the action, "go ahh, ahh, ahh and relax." During the hoo hoos and the ahh ahhs, I gathered from the professor's grunts of approval and gentle encouragement of the patient that the baby was working its way down the...2001, William T. Close, A Doctor's Life: Unique Stories, →ISBN, page 100

hoo hoo is also the alternative form of hoo-hoo.

Another black early fall dawn, years ago, I sat on a granite boulder in the Yosemite backcountry and decided to hoot back at some "hoo hoos" in the darkness.2003, Gary Bogue, The Raccoon Next Door: Creatures of the Urban Wilderness, →ISBN, page 50:
The hoo hoo's in the background pierce the air.2008, Jane Covernton, Cutlass Time, →ISBN, page 86:

plural	hoo hoos
alternative form	hoo-hoo

What does hoo hoo mean?: Hoo hoo means a hooting noise, such as a laugh or the hoot of an owl.
How do you use hoo hoo in a sentence?: Another black early fall dawn, years ago, I sat on a granite boulder in the Yosemite backcountry and decided to hoot back at some "hoo hoos" in the darkness.
What part of speech is hoo hoo?: Hoo hoo is a noun.
What is the plural of hoo hoo?: The plural of hoo hoo is hoo hoos.

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