tu-whit tu-whoo
noun
tə-ˌ(h)wit-tə-ˈ(h)wü 
: the cry of an owl
Word History
Etymology
imitative
First Known Use
circa 1595, in the meaning defined above
tu-whit tu-whoos
noun
as in caterwauls
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- caterwauls
- squeals
- screeches
- chirps
- cackles
- peeps
- squeaks
- croaks
- whinnies
- cheeps
- howls
- yowls
- yaps
- squawks
- meows
- roars
- honks
- barks
- clucks
- moos
- quacks
- coos
- brays
- grunts
- yelps
- oinks
- trumpets
- yips
- crows
- caws
- blats
- mews
- crakes
- miaows
- bellows
- lows
- bays
- hoots
- neighs
- cries
- twitters
- bleats
- callings
- squalls
- calls
- notes
- (as) American as apple pie
- (as) big as life
- (as) blind as a bat
- (as) bold as brass
- (as) clear as a bell
- (as) cute as a button
- (as) daft as a brush
- (as) dead as a dodo
- (as) dead as a doornail
- (as) drunk as a lord
- (as) drunk as a skunk
- (as) dry as a bone
- (as) dull as dishwater
- (as) dull as ditchwater
- (as) easy as ABC
- (as) easy as falling off a log
- (as) easy as pie
- (as) good as new
- (as) guilty as sin
- (as) guilty/miserable/ugly as sin
- (as) happy as a clam
- (as) hard/tough as nails
- (as) keen as mustard
- (as) large as life
- (as) near as someone can tell/figure