1. the act or sound of making loud cries or calls

1. making a loud cry or call, especially like an owl
Usage: present participle of ‘hoot’
2. making loud sounds with a car horn
Usage: present participle of ‘hoot’
3. shouting loudly to show disapproval or mockery
Usage: present participle of ‘hoot’

Examples

• The owl was hooting in the old oak tree all night.
• Cars were hooting their horns in the traffic jam.
• The crowd was hooting at the referee’s bad call.
• We could hear the hooting of owls in the forest.
• The angry driver kept hooting at the slow car ahead.
• The audience started hooting when the comedian told a bad joke.
• The hooting grew louder as more owls joined in.