- tu-whit tu-whoo
- noun Etymology: imitative Date: circa 1595 the cry of an owl
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
tu-whit tu-whoo
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tu-whit tu-whoo — UK [tə ˌwɪt tə ˈwuː] / US [tə ˌwɪt tə ˈwu] / US [tə ˌhwɪt tə ˈhwu] noun [countable] Word forms tu whit tu whoo : singular tu whit tu whoo plural tu whit tu whoos British the sound that an owl makes … English dictionary
tu-whit, tu-whoo — n. a representation of the cry of an owl. Etymology: imit. * * * tu whit, tu whoo f1 [tu whit, tu whoo tu whit, tu whoos] [təˌwɪt təˈwuː] [təˌwɪt təˈwuː] noun … Useful english dictionary
tu-whit tu-whoo — [ tə ,wıt tə wu, tə ,hwıt tə hwu ] noun count BRITISH the sound that an OWL makes … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tu-whit tu-whoo — [to͞o hwit′ to͞o hwo͞o′; to͞owit′ to͞o wo͞o′] n. the characteristic vocal sound made by an owl … English World dictionary
tu-whit tu-whoo — /too hwit too hwooh ; too wit too wooh / (imitation of the cry of an owl). [1580 90] * * * … Universalium
tu-whit tu-whoo — interjection The cry of an owl … Wiktionary
tu-whit tu-whoo — noun a stylized representation of the cry of the tawny owl. Origin C16: imitative … English new terms dictionary
tu-whit tu-whoo — [[t]tʊˈ(h)wɪt tʊˈ(h)wu; tʊˈwɪt tʊˈwu[/t]] n. anb (imitation of the cry of an owl.) • Etymology: 1580–90 … From formal English to slang
tu-whit, tu-whoo — /tu ˌwɪt tu ˈwu/ (say tooh .wit tooh wooh) noun (an imitation of the cry of an owl.) {imitative} …
tu-whit tu-whoo — tüˈ(h)wit.tüˈ(h)wü noun Etymology: imitative : the cry of an owl … Useful english dictionary
