A sound a
bird makes, normally used in a negative sense, when the noise is unwelcome,
annoying, etc.
Rhymes with
hoot.
Husband: Good morning, Edna dear. Did you sleep
well?
Wife: No, George, I didn't. The damned birds were twüting
outside the bedroom window all blasted night and I didn't get a moment's rest! I can't believe you didn't hear them.