hoot down

verb

To laugh at (someone) until they abandon a performance; to shout down (a performer) with laughter.

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Meanings

verbhoot down (third-person singular simple present hoots down, present participle hooting down, simple past and past participle hooted down)

present singular third person hoots down · participle present hooting down · participle past hooted down · past hooted down

  1. transitiveTo laugh at (someone) until they abandon a performance; to shout down (a performer) with laughter.
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APA

hoot down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoot%20down

MLA

“hoot down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoot%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hoot down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoot%20down.

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