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Meaning of ook | Babel Free

Interjection CEFR C2 Specialized
uːk

Definitions

Used to represent the sound of the cry of an ape or monkey.

onomatopoeic

Equivalents

Examples

“He tapped the Librarian on the shoulder. "Excuse me —" "Ook?" "Those guys just called you a monkey," said Glod.”
“The irate ape cries, "Ook ook! Ai ai ai!" He springs off the edge of the stone basin, clawing Cantare across the face and bursting through the door.”
“Fingers pinched my eyelashes and lifted one eyelid. I looked straight into a big, leathery black face surrounded by brown fur. “Ook?” asked the monkey.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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