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hootin'

hootin' is the pronunciation spelling of hooting.

Meaning of hooting

Noun

hooting (plural hootings)

  1. The sound of a hoot, or the occasion of producing this sound.
    • One small species, which is known to them by its melancholy nocturnal hootings (for as it never appears in the day few even of the hunters have ever seen it) is particularly ominous.1818, John Franklin, The Journey to the Polar Sea

Phrases with hootin'

Questions about hootin'

What is hootin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Hootin' is the pronunciation spelling of hooting.

Words near hootin' in the dictionary

  1. Hoothodeyaa
  2. hootie
  3. hootie hoo
  4. hootier
  5. hootiest
  6. hootin'
  7. hootin' tootin'
  8. hootin', tootin'
  9. hooting
  10. hooting down
  11. hooting it up

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