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tu-whit tu-whoo

tu-whit tu-whoo
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too-hwit too-hwoo; too-wit too-woo]
    • /tʊˈʰwɪt tʊˈʰwu; tʊˈwɪt tʊˈwu/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too-hwit too-hwoo; too-wit too-woo]
    • /tʊˈʰwɪt tʊˈʰwu; tʊˈwɪt tʊˈwu/

Definitions of tu-whit tu-whoo words

  • noun tu-whit tu-whoo (imitation of the cry of an owl). 1
  • exclamation tu-whit tu-whoo an imitation or representation of the sound made by an owl 0
  • noun tu-whit tu-whoo the characteristic vocal sound made by an owl 0
See all 3 definitions of tu-whit tu-whoo

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Origin of tu-whit tu-whoo

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90

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Parts of speech for Tu-whit tu-whoo

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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tu-whit tu-whoo popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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