tuwhit tuwhoo

See also: tu-whit tu-whoo

English

Alternative forms

tu-whit tu-whoo

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʊˌwɪt tʊˈwuː/

Noun

tuwhit tuwhoo (plural tuwhit tuwhoos)

The hoot of a tawny owl.
- [1842, Alfred Tennyson, “Second Song. To the Same [the Owl].”, in Poems. […], volume I, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, stanza 1, page 21:
  Thy tuwhits are lull'd I wot, / Thy tuwhoos of yesternight, […]]

Interjection

tuwhit tuwhoo

The hoot of a tawny owl.

Translations

hoot of an owl

Esperanto: ululo
French: hou-hou (fr)
Scottish Gaelic: siu-hù

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