" hoots "

1: as in shouts, howls;

•  Synonyms : 

•  bellows,

•  bleats,

•  crows,

•  hollers,

•  howls,

•  roars,

•  shouts,

•  whoops,

•  yowls,

•  blunders,

•  leaks,

•  aahs,

•  oohs,

•  blats,

•  blurts (out),

•  bolts,

•  cries (out),

•  ejaculates,

•  exclaims,

•  interjects

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: as in insults, derides;

•  Synonyms : 

•  catcalls,

•  derides,

•  gibes,

•  insults,

•  jeers,

•  mocks,

•  ridicules,

•  sniffs,

•  snorts,

•  decries,

•  despises,

•  disdains,

•  laughs,

•  smiles,

•  sneers,

•  snickers,

•  sniggers,

•  scoffs (at),

•  scorns,

•  bad-mouths,

•  belittles,

•  disparages,

•  pooh-poohs,

•  puts down,

•  heckles,

•  jives,

•  razzes,

•  ribs,

•  rides,

•  taunts,

•  teases,

•  torments

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a loud vocal expression of strong emotion;

  * e.g., " ... the courtroom erupted in hoots of laughter upon hearing the witness's sarcastic retort to the lawyer's arrogant remark "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cries,

•  hollers,

•  howls,

•  shouts,

•  whoops,

•  yells,

•  yowls

•  Antonyms : 

•  cheers

2: a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval;

  * e.g., " ... he ignored the hoots and jeers coming from the back of the crowd and kept on speaking until he'd had his say "

•  Synonyms : 

•  birds,

•  boos,

•  Bronx cheers,

•  catcalls,

•  hisses,

•  jeers,

•  raspberries,

•  razzes,

•  snorts

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: the smallest amount or part imaginable;

  * e.g., " ... I don't give a hoot whether you want to go or not—you're going "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beans,

•  continentals,

•  damns,

•  darns,

•  diddlies,

•  diddly-squats,

•  doodley-squats,

•  figs,

•  ghosts,

•  iotas,

•  jots,

•  licks,

•  modicums,

•  raps,

•  squats,

•  syllables,

•  tittles,

•  whits,

•  whoops

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a loud vocal expression of strong emotion;

  * e.g., " ... the courtroom erupted in hoots of laughter upon hearing the witness's sarcastic retort to the lawyer's arrogant remark "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cry,

•  holler,

•  howl,

•  shout,

•  whoop,

•  yell,

•  yowl

•  Antonyms : 

•  cheer

2: a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval;

  * e.g., " ... he ignored the hoots and jeers coming from the back of the crowd and kept on speaking until he'd had his say "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bird,

•  boo,

•  Bronx cheer,

•  catcall,

•  hiss,

•  jeer,

•  raspberry,

•  razz,

•  snort

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: the smallest amount or part imaginable;

  * e.g., " ... I don't give a hoot whether you want to go or not—you're going "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beans,

•  bubkes,

•  continental,

•  damn,

•  darn,

•  diddly,

•  diddly-squat,

•  doodley-squat,

•  fig,

•  ghost,

•  iota,

•  jot,

•  lick,

•  modicum,

•  rap,

•  squat,

•  syllable,

•  tittle,

•  whit,

•  whoop

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)