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hoots down

hoots down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hoot down.

Meaning of hoot down

Verb

hoot down (third-person singular simple present hoots down, present participle hooting down, simple past and past participle hooted down)

  1. (transitive) To laugh at (someone) until they abandon a performance; to shout down (a performer) with laughter.

Questions about hoots down

What is hoots down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hoots down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hoot down.

Words near hoots down in the dictionary

  1. hootnannies
  2. hootnanny
  3. Hooton
  4. Hootons
  5. hoots
  6. hoots down
  7. hoots it up
  8. hooty
  9. hooty tooty
  10. hooty-tooty
  11. hoove

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