Hooty vs Owl - What's the difference?
hooty | owl |
Characterised by a hooting sound.
* 1988 , Peter Hugh Reed, American record guide: Volume 51
* {{quote-news, year=2008, date=March 18, author=Natalie Angier, title=In Most Species, Faithfulness Is a Fantasy, work=New York Times
, passage=Oh, there are plenty of animals in which males and females team up to raise young, as we do, that form “pair bonds” of impressive endurance and apparent mutual affection, spending hours reaffirming their partnership by snuggling together like prairie voles or singing hooty , doo-wop love songs like gibbons, or dancing goofily like blue-footed boobies. }} Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing.
A person seen as having owl-like characteristics, especially appearing wise or serious, or being nocturnally active.
As an adjective hooty
is characterised by a hooting sound.As a noun owl is
any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing.hooty
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Kegel has a distant, underpowered chorus and a dull orchestra. Tempos are too rushed for effect, and the interpretation is downright delicate - totally inappropriate. A hooty , scratchy soprano and a stiff baritone don't help.
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