hooted
/ˈhuːtɪd/
hooted is the past participle of hoot.
Meaning of hoot
Verb
hoot (third-person singular simple present hoots, present participle hooting, simple past and past participle hooted)
- To cry out or shout in contempt.
- Matrons and girls shall hoot at thee no more,1711, John Dryden, “Satire IX”, in Dryden’s Juvenal
- To make a hoo, the cry of an owl.
- The clamorous owl that nightly hoots and wonders / At our quaint spirits.c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First...
- To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.
- Mary felt extremely offended when the workers hooted at her.
- To sound the horn of a vehicle.
- When you arrive to pick me up, hoot, and I'll come outside.
Adjective
hooted (comparative more hooted, superlative most hooted)
- Drunk.
- “You ladies call me once you're done getting all hooted up,” Jensen said as we stepped out.
- “Jen,” his sister said. “Ladies do not get hooted.”2022, Delancey Stewart, Only a Fling
Forms of hooted
| comparative | more hooted |
|---|---|
| superlative | most hooted |
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Words that rhyme with hooted
Questions about hooted
- What does hooted mean?
- Hooted means drunk.
- What is hooted the past participle of?
- Hooted is the past participle of hoot.
- What part of speech is hooted?
- Hooted is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce hooted?
- Hooted is pronounced /ˈhuːtɪd/.
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