loon English

Meaning loon meaning

What does loon mean?

loon

— noun large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes

— noun a worthless lazy fellow

— noun (= addle-head) a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought

Synonyms loon synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as loon?

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diver

birdbrain

sluggard

addlehead

addle-head

water-hen

wally

twit

turkey

stupid person

simpleton

shlepper

shlep

schlepper

schlep

scamp

rogue

pill

nutcase

nitwit

ninny

mug

moron

man

lout

lad

kook

klutz

idler

heron

guy

goose

goofball

good-for-nothing

good-for-naught

gawk

fool

fellow

fathead

faineant

dumbbell

dullard

diving bird

dingbat

deadhead

coot

clown

chap

bore

boor

Topics loon topics

What do people use loon to talk about?

Universe, creation Animal Types of animals

Bird

• What species of bird are there?
  accipiter accipitrine anhinga albatross aquiline auk avocet bittern blackbird blackcap bluebird blue jay bobolink bobwhite booby brant bullfinch bunting bustard buteo buzzard canary caracara cardinal cassowary catbird chat chickadee chicken cock cockatoo cormorant condor coot crane crepuscular crow cuckoo curlew cygnet dove drake duck duckling dunlin eagle eaglet egret eider emu erne falcon fieldfare finch flamingo flicker flycatcher fulmar gallinule gander gannet gnatcatcher goatsucker godwit goldfinch goose goshawk gosling grackle grebe grouse gull gyrfalcon hawk hen heron hoopoe hummingbird ibis jackdaw jaeger jay junco kea kingbird kingfisher kite kittiwake kiwi lapwing lark loon lovebird lyrebird macaw magpie mallard martin merganser mew moa mockingbird myna mynah nighthawk nightjar nonpasserine nuthatch oriole oscine osprey ostrich owl parakeet passerine parrot partridge peacock peafowl peahen peewit pelican penguin peregrine petrel pewee pewit phalarope pheasant pigeon pintail pipit plover ptarmigan puffin quail quetzal rail ratite raven redbird rhea ricebird ringdove robin rooster rook runner sandpiper sapsucker scoter seagull shearwater shelduck siskin skua snipe snowbird sparrow spoonbill squab starling stilt stork swallow swan swift tailorbird tanager teal tern thrasher thrush tit titmouse towhee trumpeter tumbler turkey turnstone turtledove vireo vulture vulturine wading warbler waxwing weaverbird whistler willet woodcock woodpecker wren yellowhammer yellowlegs yellowthroat

Examples loon examples

How do I use loon in a sentence?

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Crazy as a loon.

That was a loon, Elizabeth.

Are you quite sure that was a loon?

I've heard many a loon.

And if there ever was a loon, that is a loon.

It is a loon.

It's still a loon.

I can't understand why a loon would answer a leopard's cry.

You loon! There's the fire!

That was a loon.

The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon!

Loon Lake.

A loon.

It's the loon!

Hey, Loon!

What a loon!

Oh, the poor loon!

Are you quite sure that was a loon? Yes, indeed. I've heard many a loon.

Excuse me, Major. You're right. It is a loon.

Yes. I can't understand why a loon would answer a leopard's cry.

You brainless loon!

The devil damn thee black, thou loon!

You're a major loon, you know that?

It's a dead loon, Norman.

In technical terminology, he's a loon.

It's only a loon.