tuwhit tuwhoo

/tʊˌwɪt tʊˈwuː/

noun

The hoot of a tawny owl.

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Meanings

nountuwhit tuwhoo (plural tuwhit tuwhoos)

plural tuwhit tuwhoos · alternative tu-whit tu-whoo

  1. The hoot of a tawny owl.

    Thy tuwhits are lull'd I wot, / Thy tuwhoos of yesternight,[…]

    [1842, Alfred Tennyson, “Second Song. To the Same [the Owl].”, in Poems. […], volume I, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, stanza 1, page 21
interjection

alternative tu-whit tu-whoo

  1. The hoot of a tawny owl.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
whoo

Origin

Imitative.

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Translations

Esperanto ululo
  • ululohoot of an owl
French hou-hou
  • hou-houhoot of an owl
Scottish Gaelic siu-hù
  • siu-hùhoot of an owl
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APA

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MLA

“tuwhit tuwhoo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuwhit%20tuwhoo. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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