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hoot

bird vocalization, usually the cry of an owl. also: hoo hoo, tu-whu, terwit terwoo, whit woo

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What is Onomatopoeia?

An onomatopoeia is a word that imitates sound. "Onomatopoeic" is often synonymous to "echoic" or "imitative". The plural form is "onomatopoeias" but it can also be used as an uncountable noun. So kaboom and buzz are onomatopoeias, but ...read more »

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