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But if the choir leader is not a thoroughly qualified vocal instructor, or if he has erroneous ideals of what boy-voice tone should be, the result is frequently that the voice is overstrained and perhaps ruined; or else the singing is of an insipid, lifeless, "hooty" character, making one feel that an adult mixed choir is infinitely preferable to a boy choir. [

Essentials in Conducting Karl Wilson Gehrkens 1928

I can tell because the rightwing jihadists are blowing a hooty.

President Obama heads back to familiar city 2009

Andrea Silvestrelli, channeling Benjamin Franklin in an 18th-century frock coat, sounded shaky and hooty as Sarastro.

Santa Fe's Busy 'Tales,' Bloody 'Butterfly,' Tinny 'Flute' 2010

Thank you for the laughs, my dearest hooty writer friend!

The Nervous Breakdown 2010

Actually, very hooty owls and crickets would be a break for me.

Want to pass an unforgettable night? Blackie Lagoon 2008

The tomb of Djehutynakht (je-hooty-knocked) and his wife, also named Djehutynakht, was thoroughly looted in antiquity, but artifacts the thieves left behind provide an extraordinary window on life in ancient Egypt.

Exhibitions: Egypt's Model Afterlife 2010

Finally got that cleared up and made it through without falling into either the hooty ditch or the thin one.

From Twitter 03-14-2010 e_moon60 2010

They were hooty and they blew and they were called Hootie and the Blowfish.

What Is Twitter? Sean Craven 2009

They were hooty and they blew and they were called Hootie and the Blowfish.

Archive 2009-08-09 Sean Craven 2009

Another guy who's really worth listing because of his short fiction, although I've come to find his use of metaphors hooty in the extreme.

I Really Shouldn't Do This: The Guardian's Science Fiction And Fantasy Novel List Sean Craven 2009