What's the difference between hoom and hoot?

Hoom


Definition:

  • (n.) Home.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) 10.29pm GMT Patriots 3-23 Broncos, 12:02, 4th quarter Tom Brady throws to Michael Hoom- Michael Hoom-uh-a-not-going-to-be-playing in the postseason anymore for an 18 yard completion.

Hoot


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To cry out or shout in contempt.
  • (v. i.) To make the peculiar cry of an owl.
  • (v. t.) To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.
  • (n.) A derisive cry or shout.
  • (n.) The cry of an owl.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Just a whisper between us, its about time some of the old guard got a hoot under their perch.
  • (2) Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, the first minister accused Cameron of not caring "two hoots about the NHS in Wales" and using it to make political points.
  • (3) You couldn’t make it up, could you?” He hoots with derisive laughter.
  • (4) Lawrence, according to Foster, is variously "ballsy", "a spritely tomboy", "a hoot" and "a gem with a killer stare".
  • (5) In the meantime, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are awash with people forwarding the information, sharing links to foreign websites, expressing opinions – and utterly ignoring those who are making pathetic attempts to turn back the clock to a time before WikiLeaks, and before bloggers who don't give two hoots about the censor."
  • (6) But not one female Galloway voter I spoke to in Bradford this week seemed to give two hoots about what he gets up to in his private life.
  • (7) Quite splendidly, she shows no sign of giving a hoot.
  • (8) There is almost no question that doesn't earn a wail or a hoot.
  • (9) The Labour leader even forgot to mention the deficit in his conference speech , the Conservatives will hoot – tax cuts at the ready – so Labour can’t be trusted with the nation’s finances.
  • (10) Then, he took me to task for things other people had told me about him, hooting uproariously at the notion that any of them was in a position to talk about him.
  • (11) Purves said she was not upset with the Telegraph and would not want to censor anybody, adding that Marchessini is a "hoot" who writes her endless rude letters.
  • (12) He talks about "helping people now while putting public finances on track for the future" and "providing support and protection to families and businesses when they need it most", but a reference to "living within our means" sparks hooting from the Tories.
  • (13) But Fleur is also a novelist, and one day her manuscript of Warrender Chase goes missing ... Sir Quentin's selectively incontinent aged mother is an unforgettable creation; Fleur herself (whose resilient refrain is "I went on my way, rejoicing") is a hoot.
  • (14) Be Free and Chatpot are delightful rhythm games on delicate sax motifs, distant hoots and synthesised vocals, set against Seb Rochford’s clappy drum grooves or soft clatters; the snappy rimshots and lazy tenor-shruggings of They’re All Ks and Qs Lucien are irresistible all the way to their finale.” What they said: “I wanted for there to be a strong rhythmic drive that propels it, and then sometimes for there to be the feeling of pure space.” – Tom Herbert.
  • (15) Questions concerning which coach had meant most to Smith was hooted off court by all except the conscientious interpreters, who went through question and formal reply in all three languages.
  • (16) I don’t want to get strong, but I want to be definitive about that.” “The recommendation was made by people who didn’t give a hoot about politics,” added Comey.
  • (17) You may find bitterns making their basso profundo hoot, or you could see otters, dragonflies and adders.
  • (18) she hoots at her gulping husband, woggle quivering with horror.
  • (19) Meanwhile, Howard Shapiro of the Philadelphia Inquirer writes "One Man, Two Guvnors is the hoot of the season" .
  • (20) We know that some Lib Dem backbenchers will defy whatever instructions they are given and vote against, but if the frontbench are voting with the government, then it doesn't matter a hoot how many of their backbenchers defy the whips.

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