Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to hoot
Participle: hooted
Gerund: hooting
Indicative
Present
| I | hoot |
| you | hoot |
| he;she;it | hoots |
| we | hoot |
| you | hoot |
| they | hoot |
Perfect
| I | have hooted |
| you | have hooted |
| he;she;it | has hooted |
| we | have hooted |
| you | have hooted |
| they | have hooted |
Past
| I | hooted |
| you | hooted |
| he;she;it | hooted |
| we | hooted |
| you | hooted |
| they | hooted |
Pluperfect
| I | had hooted |
| you | had hooted |
| he;she;it | had hooted |
| we | had hooted |
| you | had hooted |
| they | had hooted |
Future
| I | will hoot |
| you | will hoot |
| he;she;it | will hoot |
| we | will hoot |
| you | will hoot |
| they | will hoot |
Future Perfect
| I | will have hooted |
| you | will have hooted |
| he;she;it | will have hooted |
| we | will have hooted |
| you | will have hooted |
| they | will have hooted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | hoot |
| you | hoot |
| he;she;it | hoot |
| we | hoot |
| you | hoot |
| they | hoot |
Perfect
| I | have hooted |
| you | have hooted |
| he;she;it | have hooted |
| we | have hooted |
| you | have hooted |
| they | have hooted |
Imperfect
| I | hooted |
| you | hooted |
| he;she;it | hooted |
| we | hooted |
| you | hooted |
| they | hooted |
Pluperfect
| I | had hooted |
| you | had hooted |
| he;she;it | had hooted |
| we | had hooted |
| you | had hooted |
| they | had hooted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would hoot |
| you | would hoot |
| he;she;it | would hoot |
| we | would hoot |
| you | would hoot |
| they | would hoot |
Perfect
| I | would have hooted |
| you | would have hooted |
| he;she;it | would have hooted |
| we | would have hooted |
| you | would have hooted |
| they | would have hooted |
Imperative
| you | hoot |
| we | Let's hoot |
| you | hoot |
Verbs conjugated like 'hoot'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'hoot'
boot,
foot,
hoit,
hood,
hoof,
hook,
hoon,
hoop,
host,
hot,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1200, "to call or shout in disapproval or scorn," related to
houten, huten "to shout, call out" (c.1225), probably imitative. First used of bird cries, especially that of the owl, c.1450. The noun meaning "a laugh, something funny" is first recorded 1942. Slang sense of "smallest amount or particle" (esp. in
don't give a hoot) is from 1878.
2. From Middle English houten, huten, hoten, of North Germanic origin, from or related to Old Swedish huta (“to cast out in contempt”), related to Middle High German hiuzen, hūzen (“to call to pursuit”), Swedish hut! (“begone!”, interjection), Dutch hui (“ho, hallo”), Danish huj (“ho, hallo”). See: Middle English '
houten', Middle High German '
hiuzen'.
Verbs referencing "hoot"
Proto-Slavic
kuditi.
Sample Sentences
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Matrons and girls shall hoot at thee no more, [1711, John Dryden, “Satire IX”, in Dryden’s Juvenal:]
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Fitzgerald’s supporters resented Dan’s familiarity with their idol, and began to hoot Dan. [1911, ‘Steel Rudd’, The Book of Dan, Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, published 1970, page 90:]
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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 Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:]
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Outside an owl was hooting most dismally in the darkness. The villa was on a by-road, and there was no human sound to link them up with life. [1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:]
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“Er...Feathered Omen, hoot not,” he continued uneasily, “Son of Tanit, hoot not!” [1970, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 11:]
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Mary felt extremely offended when the workers hooted at her.
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And I will be content, that Partridge, and the rest of his Clan, may hoot me for a Cheat and Impostor, if I fail in any single Particular of Moment. [1708, Isaac Bickerstaff [Jonathan Swift], Predictions for the Year 1708:]
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When you arrive to pick me up, hoot, and I'll come outside.