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tuwhit tuwhoo

/tʊˌwɪt tʊˈwuː/

tuwhit tuwhoo noun: the hoot of a tawny owl.

Noun

tuwhit tuwhoo (plural tuwhit tuwhoos)

  1. The hoot of a tawny owl.
    • Thy tuwhits are lull'd I wot, / Thy tuwhoos of yesternight,[…][1842, Alfred Tennyson, “Second Song. To the Same [the Owl].”, in Poems. […], volume I, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, stanza 1, page 21

Interjection

  1. The hoot of a tawny owl.

Forms of tuwhit tuwhoo

pluraltuwhit tuwhoos
alternative formtu-whit tu-whoo

Origin of tuwhit tuwhoo

Imitative.

Questions about tuwhit tuwhoo

What does tuwhit tuwhoo mean?
Tuwhit tuwhoo means the hoot of a tawny owl.
What part of speech is tuwhit tuwhoo?
Tuwhit tuwhoo can be a noun or an interjection.
How do you pronounce tuwhit tuwhoo?
Tuwhit tuwhoo is pronounced /tʊˌwɪt tʊˈwuː/.
What is the plural of tuwhit tuwhoo?
The plural of tuwhit tuwhoo is tuwhit tuwhoos.

Words near tuwhit tuwhoo in the dictionary

  1. Tuvell
  2. Tuvinian
  3. Tuvinians
  4. tuvirumab
  5. Tuwa
  6. tuwhit tuwhoo
  7. tuwhit tuwhoos
  8. tux
  9. tuxed
  10. tuxedo
  11. tuxedo cat

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