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tuwhit tuwhoo en · INTJ

Pronunciation

• /tʊˌwɪt tʊˈwuː/

Etymology

Imitative.

Meanings

1. The hoot of a tawny owl.

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Translations (3)

eo ululo (hoot of an owl) · fr hou-hou (hoot of an owl) · gd siu-hù (hoot of an owl)

tuwhit tuwhoo en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /tʊˌwɪt tʊˈwuː/

Etymology

Imitative.

Meanings

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:

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