Sound

The Sense Of Sound

Andrew Ernest Ritz

May 8, 2011

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babble

noun –. babble, babbling, lallation – (gibberish resembling the sounds
of a baby)
verb –1. (3) babble – (utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter
in an incoherent way; ”The old man is only babbling–don’t pay
attention”)


bang

noun –1. (2) knock, bash, bang, smash, belt – (a vigorous blow; ”the
sudden knock ﬂoored him”; ”he took a bash right in his face”; ”he
got a bang on the head”)
verb –1. (3) slam, bang – (strike violently; ”slam the ball”)
adv –. (1) bang, slap, slapdash, smack, bolt – (directly; ”he ran bang
into the pole”; ”ran slap into her”)


bark

noun –1. (4) bark – (tough protective covering of the woody stems
and roots of trees and other woody plants)
verb –1. (1) bark – (speak in an unfriendly tone; ”She barked into
the dictaphone”)


bawl

verb –1. (8) bawl, bellow – (shout loudly and without restraint)


bay

noun –1. (7) bay, embayment – (an indentation of a shoreline larger
than a cove but smaller than a gulf)
verb –1. (1) bay – (utter in deep prolonged tones)
adj –. bay – ((used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate
reddish-brown color)


beat

noun –1. (1) beat, round – (a regular route for a sentry or
policeman; ”in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all
his people by name”)
verb –1. (18) beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish – (come
out better in a competition, race, or conﬂict; ”Agassi beat Becker in
the tennis championship”; ”We beat the competition”; ”Harvard
defeated Yale in the last football game”)
adj –. all in, beat, bushed, dead – (very tired; ”was all in at the end
of the day”; ”so beat I could ﬂop down and go to sleep anywhere”;
”bushed after all that exercise”; ”I’m dead after that long trip”)


bell

noun –1. (9) bell – (a hollow device made of metal that makes a
ringing sound when struck)
verb –. bell – (attach a bell to; ”bell cows”)


bellow

noun –1. (2) bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa,
roar, roaring, yowl – (a very loud utterance (like the sound of an
animal); ”his bellow ﬁlled the hallway”)
verb –1. (10) bawl, bellow – (shout loudly and without restraint )


blab

verb –1. (1) spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle,
blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out – (divulge conﬁdential
information or secrets; ”Be careful–his secretary talks”)


blabbermouth

noun –. tattletale, tattler, taleteller, talebearer, telltale,
blabbermouth – (someone who gossips indiscreetly)


blare

noun –. (1) blare, blaring, cacophony, clamor, din – (a loud harsh or
strident noise)
verb –1. (1) blast, blare – (make a strident sound; ”She tended to
blast when speaking into a microphone”)


blast

noun –1. (2) blast – (a very long ﬂy ball)
verb –1. (3) blast, blare – (make a strident sound; ”She tended to
blast when speaking into a microphone”)


blubber

noun –1. blubber – (an insulating layer of fat under the skin of
whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil)
verb –1. (1) snivel, sniffle, blubber, blub, snuffle – (cry or whine with
snuffling; ”Stop snivelling–you got yourself into this mess!”)


boom

noun –1. (2) boom, roar, roaring, thunder – (a deep prolonged loud
noise)
verb –1. (5) boom, din – (make a resonant sound, like artillery; ”His
deep voice boomed through the hall”)


bray

noun –. bray – (the cry of an ass)
verb –1. hee-haw, bray – (braying characteristic of donkeys)


buzz

noun –1. (1) buzz, bombilation, bombination – (sound of rapid
vibration; ”the buzz of a bumble bee”)
verb –1. (4) buzz, bombinate, bombilate – (make a buzzing sound;
”bees were buzzing around the hive”)


cackle

noun –1. cackle – (the sound made by a hen after laying an egg)
verb –1. (2) cackle – (talk or utter in a cackling manner; ”The
women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the
limousine”)


caw

noun –. caw – (the sound made by corvine birds)
verb –. (1) caw – (utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or
ravens)


chant

noun –. chant – (a repetitive song in which as many syllables as
necessary are assigned to a single tone)
verb –1. (6) chant, intone, intonate, cantillate – (recite with musical
intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; ”The rabbi chanted a
prayer”)


chatter

noun –1. (2) yak, yack, yakety-yak, chatter, cackle – (noisy talk)
verb –1. (1) chatter, click – (click repeatedly or uncontrollabl y;
”Chattering teeth”)


cheep

noun –. cheep, peep – (the short weak cry of a young bird)
verb –. peep, cheep, chirp, chirrup – (make high-pitched sounds;
”the birds were chirping in the bushes”)


cheer

noun –1. (14) cheer – (a cry or shout of approval)
verb –1. (1) cheer, hearten, recreate, embolden – (give encourag
ement to)


chime

noun –. chime, bell, gong – (a percussion instrument consisting of a
set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an
orchestral instrument)
verb –. chime – (emit a sound; ”bells and gongs chimed”)


chirp

noun –. chirp – (a sharp sound made by small birds or insects)
verb –1. (1) peep, cheep, chirp, chirrup – (make high-pitched sounds;
”the birds were chirping in the bushes”)


chuckle

noun –. (1) chortle, chuckle – (a soft partly suppressed laugh)
verb –. (8) chuckle, chortle, laugh softly – (laugh quietly or with
restraint)


clack

noun –1. clack, clap – (a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit
together; may be repeated)
verb –1. clatter, clack, brattle – (make a rattling sound; ”clattering
dishes”)


clamor

noun –1. (5) blare, blaring, cacophony, clamor, din – (a loud harsh or
strident noise)
verb –1. (5) clamor, clamour – (make loud demands; ”he clamored
for justice and tolerance”)


clang

noun –. (1) clang, clangor, clangour, clangoring, clank, clash, crash –
(a loud resonant repeating noise; ”he could hear the clang of distant
bells”)
verb –. (3) clang, clangor – (make a loud noise; ”clanging metal”)


clank

noun –. clang, clangor, clangour, clangoring, clank, clash, crash – (a
loud resonant repeating noise; ”he could hear the clang of distant
bells”)
verb –. (1) clank – (make a clank; ”the train clanked through the
village”)


clink

noun –1. chink, click, clink – (a short light metallic sound)
verb –1. (1) clink – (make a high sound typical of glass; ”champagne
glasses clinked to make a toast”)


cluck

noun –. (2) cluck, clucking – (the sound made by a hen (as in calling
her chicks))
verb –. (3) cluck, click, clack – (make a clucking sounds,
characteristic of hens)


converse

noun –. converse – (a proposition obtained by conversion)
verb –. (5) converse, discourse – (carry on a conversation)
adj –1. converse – (of words so related that one reverses the relation
denoted by the other; ”‘parental’ and ‘ﬁlial’ are converse terms”)


coo

noun –. coo – (the sound made by a pigeon)
verb –1. coo – (speak softly or lovingly; ”The mother who held her
baby was cooing softly”)


crackle

noun –1. (2) crackle, crackling, crepitation – (the sharp sound of
snapping noises)
verb –1. (2) crepitate, crackle – (make a crackling sound; ”My Rice
Krispies crackled in the bowl”)
adj –. crackle – (having the surface decorated with a network of ﬁne
cracks, as in crackleware; ”a crackle glaze”)


crash

noun –1. (9) clang, clangor, clangour, clangoring, clank, clash, crash
– (a loud resonant repeating noise; ”he could hear the clang of
distant bells”)
verb –1. (9) crash – (fall or come down violently; ”The branch
crashed down on my car”; ”The plane crashed in the sea”)


creak

noun –. creak, creaking – (a squeaking sound; ”the creak of the
ﬂoorboards gave him away”)
verb –. (9) whine, squeak, screech, creak, screak, skreak – (make a
high-pitched, screeching noise; ”The door creaked when I opened it
slowly”; ”My car engine makes a whining noise”)


croak

noun –. croak, croaking – (a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog))
verb –1. (1) die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass,
kick the bucket, cash in one’s chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the
ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it – (pass from physical
life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain
life; ”She died from cancer”; ”The children perished in the fire”; ”The
patient went peacefully”; ”The old guy kicked the bucket at the age
of 102”)


croon

verb –. (4) croon – (sing softly)


crow

noun –1. (2) crow – (black birds having a raucous call)
verb –1. (2) gloat, triumph, crow – (dwell on with satisfaction)


crunch

noun –1. (1) crunch – (the sound of something crunching; ”he heard
the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path”)
verb –1. (1) crunch, scranch, scraunch, crackle – (make a crushing
noise; ”his shoes were crunching on the gravel”)


cry

noun –1. (13) cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation – (a loud
utterance; often in protest or opposition; ”the speaker was interrupted
by loud cries from the rear of the audience”)
verb –1. (17) shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo,
squall – (utter a sudden loud cry; ”she cried with pain when the
doctor inserted the needle”; ”I yelled to her from the window but she
couldn’t hear me”)


deaf

noun –. (2) deaf – (people who have severe hearing impairments;
”many of the deaf use sign language”)
verb –. deafen, deaf – (make or render deaf; ”a deafening noise”)
adj –1. (7) deaf – (lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly
or in part)


deafening

verb –1. deafen – (be unbearably loud; ”a deafening noise”)
adj –. (1) deafening, earsplitting, thunderous, thundery – (loud
enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss)


din

noun –1. (9) blare, blaring, cacophony, clamor, din – (a loud harsh or
strident noise)
verb –1. (1) boom, din – (make a resonant sound, like artillery; ”His
deep voice boomed through the hall”)


drawl

noun –. (1) drawl – (a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels)
verb –. (1) drawl – (lengthen and slow down or draw out; ”drawl
one’s vowels”)


drone

noun –1. (2) drone – (stingless male bee in a colony of social bees
(especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen)
verb –1. drone – (make a monotonous low dull sound; ”The
harmonium was droning on”)


dumb

adj –1. (9) dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow – (slow to learn or
understand; lacking intellectual acuity; ”so dense he never
understands anything I say to him”; ”never met anyone quite so
dim”; ”although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was
uncommonly quick”- Thackeray; ”dumb oﬃcials make some really
dumb decisions”; ”he was either normally stupid or being deliberately
obtuse”; ”worked with the slow students”)


eavesdrop

verb –. listen in, eavesdrop – (listen without the speaker’s knowledge;
”the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife’s conversati ons”)


echo

noun –1. (5) echo, reverberation, sound reﬂection, replication – (the
repetition of a sound resulting from reﬂection of the sound waves;
”she could hear echoes of her own footsteps”)
verb –1. (5) repeat, echo – (to say again or imitate; ”followers
echoing the cries of their leaders”)


fizz

noun –. fizz – (an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic))
verb –. foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form bubbles – (become
bubbly or frothy or foaming; ”The boiling soup was frothing ”; ”The
river was foaming”; ”Sparkling water”)


gab

noun –. chitchat, chit-chat, chit chat, small talk, gab, gabfest,
gossip, tittle-tattle, chin wag, chin-wag, chin wagging, chin-wagging,
causerie – (light informal conversation for social occasions)
verb –. yak, gab – (talk profusely; ”she was yakking away about her
grandchildren”)


gabble

noun –. jabber, jabbering, gabble – (rapid and indistinct speech)
verb –. (1) chatter, piﬄe, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack,
maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble – (speak (about
unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly)


giggle

noun –. (1) giggle – (a foolish or nervous laugh)
verb –. (4) giggle, titter – (laugh nervously; ”The girls giggled when
the rock star came into the classroom”)


gobble

noun –. gobble – (the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock)
verb –1. (2) gobble, bolt – (eat hastily without proper chewing;
”Don’t bolt your food!”)


gong

noun –1. gong, tam-tam – (a percussion instrument consisting of a
metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick)
verb –. gong – (sound a gong)


gossip

noun –1. (3) chitchat, chit-chat, chit chat, small talk, gab, gabfest,
gossip, tittle-tattle, chin wag, chin-wag, chin wagging, chin-wagging,
causerie – (light informal conversation for social occasions)
verb –1. dish the dirt, gossip – (wag one’s tongue; speak about
others and reveal secrets or intimacies; ”She won’t dish the dirt”)


groan

noun –. (2) groan, moan – (an utterance expressing pain or
disapproval)
verb –. (7) groan, moan – (indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure;
”The students groaned when the professor got out the exam
booklets”; ”The ancient door soughed when opened”)


growl

noun –. (1) growl, growling – (the sound of growling (as made by
animals))
verb –. (4) grumble, growl, rumble – (to utter or emit low dull
rumbling sounds; ”he grumbled a rude response”; ”Stones grumbled
down the cliﬀ”)


gruff

adj –1. (1) crusty, curmudgeonly, gruff, ill-humored, ill-humoure d –
(brusque and surly and forbidding; ”crusty remarks”; ”a crusty old
man”; ”his curmudgeonly temper”; ”gruff manner”; ”a gruff reply”)


grumble

noun –1. (1) rumble, rumbling, grumble, grumbling – (a loud low
dull continuous noise; ”they heard the rumbling of thunder”)
verb –1. (5) grouch, grumble, scold – (show one’s unhappiness or
critical attitude; ”He scolded about anything that he thought was
wrong”; ”We grumbled about the increased work load”)


grunt

noun –1. (2) grunt, oink – (the short low gruﬀ noise of the kind
made by hogs)
verb –. (11) grunt – (issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise; ”He
grunted his reluctant approval”)


gurgle

noun –. gurgle – (the bubbling sound of water ﬂowing from a bottle
with a narrow neck)
verb –1. ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle – (ﬂow in an
irregular current with a bubbling noise; ”babbling brooks”)


harmony

noun –1. (6) harmony, harmoniousness – (compatibility in opinion
and action)


hear

verb –1. (275) hear – (perceive (sound) via the auditory sense)


hiss

noun –1. hiss, hissing, hushing, ﬁzzle, sibilation – (a fricative sound
(especially as an expression of disapproval); ”the performers could not
be heard over the hissing of the audience”)
verb –1. (1) hiss, siss, sizz, sibilate – (make a sharp hissing sound, as
if to show disapproval)


hoarse

adj –. (7) gruff, hoarse, husky – (deep and harsh sounding as if from
shouting or illness or emotion; ”gruff voices”; ”the dog’s gruff
barking”; ”hoarse cries”; ”makes all the instruments sound powerful
but husky”- Virgil Thomson)


honk

noun –. honk – (the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this))
verb –1. honk, blare, beep, claxon, toot – (make a loud noise; ”The
horns of the taxis blared”)


hoot

noun –1. (1) hoot – (a loud raucous cry (as of an owl))
verb –1. (3) hoot – (to utter a loud clamorous shout; ”the toughs
and blades of the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play
dice, and dance”)


howl

noun –1. (10) howl, howling, ululation – (a long loud emotional
utterance; ”he gave a howl of pain”; ”howls of laughter”; ”their
howling had no eﬀect”)
verb –1. (3) howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup – (emit long loud
cries; ”wail in self-pity”; ”howl with sorrow”)


hubbub

noun –. (1) hubbub, uproar, brouhaha, katzenjammer – (loud
confused noise from many sources)


hullabaloo

noun –. agitation, excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloo –
(disturbance usually in protest)


hum

noun –1. busyness, hum – (the state of being or appearing to be
actively engaged in an activity; ”they manifested all the busyness of a
pack of beavers”; ”there is a constant hum of military preparation”)
verb –1. (4) hum – (sing with closed lips; ”She hummed a melody”)


hush

noun –. (1) hush, stillness, still – ((poetic) tranquil silence; ”the still
of the night”)
verb –1. (2) hush – (become quiet or still; fall silent; ”hush my
baby!”)


jabber

noun –. jabber, jabbering, gabble – (rapid and indistinct speech)
verb –. (2) rant, mouth oﬀ, jabber, spout, rabbit on, rave – (talk in a
noisy, excited, or declamatory manner)


jangle

noun –. jingle, jangle – (a metallic sound; ”the jingle of coins”; ”the
jangle of spurs”)
verb –. (1) jingle, jingle-jangle, jangle – (make a sound typical of
metallic objects; ”The keys were jingling in his pocket”)


jaw

noun –1. (9) jaw – (the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames
the mouth and holds the teeth)
verb –1. (1) chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate,
confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaﬀer, natter, gossip, jaw,
claver, visit – (talk socially without exchanging too much information;
”the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze”)


jeer

noun –. jeer, jeering, mockery, scoff, scoffing – (showing your
contempt by derision)
verb –. (3) jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe – (laugh at with contempt
and derision; ”The crowd jeered at the speaker”)


jingle

noun –1. jingle, jangle – (a metallic sound; ”the jingle of coins”; ”the
jangle of spurs”)
verb –. (1) jingle, jingle-jangle, jangle – (make a sound typical of
metallic objects; ”The keys were jingling in his pocket”)


knock

noun –1. (2) knock, knocking – (the sound of knocking (as on a door
or in an engine or bearing); ”the knocking grew louder”)
verb –1. (7) knock, strike hard – (deliver a sharp blow or push :”He
knocked the glass clear across the room”)


laugh

noun –1. (16) laugh, laughter – (the sound of laughing)
verb –. (64) laugh, express joy, express mirth – (produce laughter)


laughter

noun –1. (15) laugh, laughter – (the sound of laughing)


lecture

noun –1. (8) lecture, public lecture, talk – (a speech that is open to
the public; ”he attended a lecture on telecommunications”)
verb –1. (4) lecture, talk – (deliver a lecture or talk; ”She will talk at
Rutgers next week”; ”Did you ever lecture at Harvard?”)


lisp

noun –1. lisp – (a speech defect that involves pronouncing ‘s’ like
voiceless ‘th’ and ‘z’ like voiced ‘th’)
verb –. lisp – (speak with a lisp)


listen

verb –1. (60) listen – (hear with intention; ”Listen to the sound of
this cello”)


loud

adj –1. (50) loud – (characterized by or producing sound of great
volume or intensity; ”a group of loud children”; ”loud thunder”; ”her
voice was too loud”; ”loud trombones”)
adv –. (1) loudly, loud, aloud – (with relatively high volume; ”the
band played loudly”; ”she spoke loudly and angrily”; ”he spoke loud
enough for those at the back of the room to hear him”; ”cried aloud
for help”)


low

noun –1. low, depression – (an air mass of lower pressure; often
brings precipitation; ”a low moved in over night bringing sleet and
snow”)
verb –. moo, low – (make a low noise, characteristic of bovines)
adj –1. (55) low – (less than normal in degree or intensity or amount;
”low prices”; ”the reservoir is low”)
adv –. (3) low – (in a low position; near the ground; ”the branches
hung low”)


melody

noun –1. (8) tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic
phrase – (a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; ”she
was humming an air from Beethoven”)


melodious

adj –1. (1) tuneful, melodious – (having a musical sound; especially a
pleasing tune)


mew

noun –1. meow, mew, miaou, miaow, miaul – (the sound made by a
cat (or any sound resembling this))
verb –1. (1) meow, mew – (cry like a cat; ”the cat meowed”)


moan

noun –. (1) groan, moan – (an utterance expressing pain or
disapproval)
verb –. (3) groan, moan – (indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure;
”The students groaned when the professor got out the exam
booklets”; ”The ancient door soughed when opened”)


monotone

noun –1. (1) monotone, drone, droning – (an unchanging intonatio
n)
adj –1. (2) monotonic, monotone – (of a sequence or function;
consistently increasing and never decreasing or consistently decreasin
g and never increasing in value)


monotonous

adj –1. (2) humdrum, monotonous – (tediously repetitious or lacking
in variety; ”a humdrum existence; all work and no play”; ”nothing is
so monotonous as the sea”)


moo

noun –. moo – (the sound made by a cow or bull)
verb –. (1) moo, low – (make a low noise, characteristic of bovines)


mum

noun –1. florist’s chrysanthemum, florists’ chrysanthemum, mum,
Dendranthema grandifloruom, Chrysanthemum morifolium – (of
China)
adj –. (1) mum, silent – (failing to speak or communicate etc when
expected to; ”the witness remained silent”)


mumble

noun –. mumble – (a soft indistinct utterance)
verb –1. (6) mumble, mutter, maunder, mussitate – (talk indistin
ctly; usually in a low voice)


murmur

noun –1. (2) mutter, muttering, murmur, murmuring, murmuration,
mussitation – (a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied
by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech)
verb –1. (15) murmur – (speak softly or indistinctly; ”She murmured
softly to the baby in her arms”)


mute

noun –1. mute, deaf-mute, deaf-and-dumb person – (a deaf person
who is unable to speak)
verb –. muﬄe, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down – (deaden (a
sound or noise), especially by wrapping)
adj –1. (3) mute, tongueless, unspoken, wordless – (expressed
without speech; ”a mute appeal”; ”a silent curse”; ”best grief is
tongueless”- Emily Dickinson; ”the words stopped at her lips
unsounded”; ”unspoken grief”; ”choking exasperation and wordless
shame”- Thomas Wolfe)


mutter

noun –1. mutter, muttering, murmur, murmuring, murmuration,
mussitation – (a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied
by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech)
verb –1. (19) mumble, mutter, maunder, mussitate – (talk
indistinctly; usually in a low voice)


neigh

noun –. neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny – (the characteristic sounds
made by a horse)
verb –. neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny – (make a characteristic
sound, of a horse)


noise

noun –1. (43) noise – (sound of any kind (especially unintelligi ble or
dissonant sound); ”he enjoyed the street noises”; ”they heard
indistinct noises of people talking”; ”during the ﬁrework display that
ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels”)
verb –. make noise, resound, noise – (emit a noise)


noisy

adj –1. (4) noisy – (full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical
sounds; ”a noisy cafeteria”; ”a small noisy dog”)


overhear

verb –. (8) catch, take in, overhear – (hear, usually without the
knowledge of the speakers; ”We overheard the conversation at the
next table”)


patter

noun –1. (2) spiel, patter, line of gab – (plausible glib talk (especially
useful to a salesperson))
verb –1. sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter – (rain gently; ”It
has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick”)


peal

noun –. (1) peal, pealing, roll, rolling – (a deep prolonged sound (as
of thunder or large bells))
verb –1. peal – (ring recurrently; ”bells were pealing”)


peep

noun –1. cheep, peep – (the short weak cry of a young bird)
verb –1. (1) peep – (look furtively; ”He peeped at the woman
through the window”)


pitch

noun –1. (5) pitch – (the property of sound that varies with variation
in the frequency of vibration)
verb –1. (6) ﬂip, toss, sky, pitch – (throw or toss with a light motion;
”ﬂip me the beachball”; ”toss me newspaper”)


plunk

noun –1. plunk – (a hollow twanging sound)
verb –1. (1) clop, clump, clunk, plunk – (make or move along with a
sound as of a horse’s hooves striking the ground)
adv –. plop, plunk – (with a short hollow thud; ”plop came the ball
down to the corner of the green”)


pop

noun –1. (1) dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pop – (an informal
term for a father; probably derived from baby talk)
verb –1. (3) start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out,
come out – (bulge outward; ”His eyes popped”)
adj –. popular, pop – ((of music or art) new and of general appeal
(especially among young people))
adv –. pop – (like a pop or with a pop; ”everything went pop”)


prattle

noun –. prate, prattle, idle talk, blether, chin music – (idle or foolish
and irrelevant talk)
verb –. (1) chatter, piﬄe, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack,


preach

verb –1. (9) preach, prophesy – (deliver a sermon; ”The minister is
not preaching this Sunday”)


purr

noun –. purr – (a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat)
verb –1. whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr – (make a soft swishing
sound; ”the motor whirred”; ”the car engine purred”)


quack

noun –1. (14) quack – (an untrained person who pretends to be a
physician and who dispenses medical advice)
verb –1. (1) quack – (utter quacking noises; ”The ducks quacked” )
adj –. (4) quack – (medically unqualiﬁed; ”a quack doctor”)


quiet

noun –1. (1) lull, quiet – (a period of calm weather; ”there was a lull
in the storm”)
verb –1. (1) quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down –
(become quiet or quieter; ”The audience fell silent when the speaker
entered”)
adj –1. (13) quiet – (characterized by an absence or near absence of
agitation or activity; ”a quiet life”; ”a quiet throng of onlookers”;
”quiet peace-loving people”; ”the factions remained quiet for almost
10 years”)
adv –. (1) quietly, quiet – (with little or no activity or no agitation
(‘quiet’ is a nonstandard variant for ‘quietly’); ”her hands rested
quietly in her lap”; ”the rock star was quietly led out the back door”;
”sit here as quiet as you can”)


racket

noun –1. (3) racket – (a loud and disturbing noise)
verb –1. revel, racket, make whoopie, make merry, make happy,
whoop it up, jollify, wassail – (celebrate noisily, often indulging in
drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; ”The members of the
wedding party made merry all night”; ”Let’s whoop it up–the boss is
gone!”)


rant

noun –1. harangue, rant, ranting – (a loud bombastic declamation
expressed with strong emotion)
verb –. rant, mouth oﬀ, jabber, spout, rabbit on, rave – (talk in a
noisy, excited, or declamatory manner)


rap

noun –1. (1) blame, rap – (a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; ”he
took the blame for it”; ”it was a bum rap”)
verb –1. (5) rap, knap – (strike sharply; ”rap him on the knuckles”)


rasp

noun –1. (1) rasp, rasping – (uttering in an irritated tone)
verb –1. rasp – (scrape with a rasp)


rattle

noun –1. (3) rattle, rattling, rale – (a rapid series of short loud
sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of
respiratory disorders); ”the death rattle”)
verb –1. (4) rattle – (make short successive sounds)


rave

noun –1. rave – (a dance party that lasts all night and electron ically
synthesized music is played; ”raves are very popular in Berlin”)
verb –1. rave – (participate in an all-night techno dance party)


recite

verb –1. (2) declaim, recite – (recite in elocution)


rhythm

noun –1. (7) rhythm, beat, musical rhythm – (the basic rhythmic
unit in a piece of music; ”the piece has a fast rhythm”; ”the conducto
r set the beat”)


ring

noun –1. (4) ring – (a characteristic sound; ”it has the ring of
sincerity”)
verb –1. (15) ring, peal – (sound loudly and sonorously; ”the bells
rang”)


ripple

noun –1. (4) ripple, rippling, riffle, wavelet – (a small wave on the
surface of a liquid)
verb –1. (2) ripple, ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate – (stir up (water) so
as to form ripples)


roar

noise)
verb –1. (15) roar, howl – (make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or
vehicles; ”The wind was howling in the trees”; ”The water roared
down the chute”)


roll

noun –1. (2) axial rotation, axial motion, roll – (rotary motion of an
object around its own axis; ”wheels in axial rotation”)
verb –1. (22) roll, turn over – (move by turning over or rotating;
”The child rolled down the hill”; ”turn over on your left side”)


rumble

noun –1. (4) rumble, rumbling, grumble, grumbling – (a loud low
dull continuous noise; ”they heard the rumbling of thunder”)
verb –1. (3) rumble, grumble – (make a low noise; ”rumbling
thunder”)


rustle

noun –. (1) rustle, rustling, whisper, whispering – (a light noise, like
the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind)
verb –1. (7) rustle – (make a dry crackling sound; ”rustling silk”;
”the dry leaves were rustling in the breeze”)


say

noun –. say – (the chance to speak; ”let him have his say”)
verb –1. (1861) state, say, tell – (express in words; ”He said that he
wanted to marry her”; ”tell me what is bothering you”; ”state your
opinion”; ”state your name”)


scream

noun –1. (6) scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching
– (sharp piercing cry; ”her screaming attracted the neighbors”)


screech

noun –1. (1) screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming
– (a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; ”he ducked at the
screechings of shells”; ”he heard the scream of the brakes”)
verb –1. (5) whine, squeak, screech, creak, screak, skreak – (make a


shriek

noun –1. (4) scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching
– (sharp piercing cry; ”her screaming attracted the neighbors”)
verb –. (4) shriek, shrill, pipe up, pipe – (utter a shrill cry)


shrill

verb –. (2) shriek, shrill, pipe up, pipe – (utter a shrill cry)
adj –1. (9) shrill, sharp – (having or emitting a high-pitched and
sharp tone or tones ; ”a shrill whistle”; ”a shrill gaiety”)


shout

noun –. (3) cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation – (a loud
verb –1. (39) shout – (utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice
(usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); ”My
grandmother is hard of hearing–you’ll have to shout”)


silent

adj –1. (18) silent, soundless, still – (marked by absence of sound; ”a
silent house”; ”soundless footsteps on the grass”; ”the night was
still”)


silence

noun –1. (12) silence – (the state of being silent (as when no one is
speaking); ”there was a shocked silence”; ”he gestured for silence”)
verb –1. (4) hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up – (cause to
be quiet or not talk; ”Please silence the children in the church!”)


sing

verb –1. (46) sing – (deliver by singing; ”Sing Christmas carols”)


singsong

noun –1. (1) singsong – (a regular and monotonous rising and falling
intonation)
verb –1. (1) singsong – (speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong)
adj –. chantlike, intoned, singsong – (uttered in a monotonous
cadence or rhythm as in chanting; ”their chantlike intoned prayers”;
”a singsong manner of speaking”)


siren

noun –1. Siren – (a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed
to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived;
”Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear
the Siren’s fatal song”)


sizzle

noun –. sizzle – (a sizzling noise)
verb –1. (1) sizzle – (make a sound like frying fat)


slam

noun –1. slam, sweep – (winning all or all but one of the tricks in
bridge)
verb –1. (8) slam, bang – (close violently; ”He slammed the door
shut”)


smack

noun –1. slap, smack – (a blow from a ﬂat object (as an open hand))
verb –1. (2) smack, thwack – (deliver a hard blow to; ”The teacher
smacked the student who had misbehaved”)
adv –. bang, slap, slapdash, smack, bolt – (directly; ”he ran bang
into the pole”; ”ran slap into her”)


snarl

noun –1. (1) snarl – (a vicious angry growl)
verb –1. (6) snap, snarl – (utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone;
”The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer”; ”The guard
snarled at us”)


snort

noun –1. snicker, snort, snigger – (a disrespectful laugh)
verb –1. (3) snort – (indicate contempt by breathing noisily and
forcefully through the nose; ”she snorted her disapproval of the
proposed bridegroom”)


snuffle

noun –. snuffle, sniffle, snivel – (the act of breathing heavily through
the nose (as when the nose is congested))
verb –1. snuff, snuffle – (sniff or smell inquiringly)


song

noun –1. (46) song, vocal – (a short musical composition with words;
”a successful musical must have at least three good songs”)


sound

noun –1. (36) sound – (the particular auditory eﬀect produced by a
given cause; ”the sound of rain on the roof”; ”the beautiful sound of
music”)
verb –1. (38) sound – (appear in a certain way; ”This sounds
interesting”)
adj –1. (8) sound – (ﬁnancially secure and safe; ”sound
investments”; ”a sound economy”)


soundless

adj –. silent, soundless, still – (marked by absence of sound; ”a silent
house”; ”soundless footsteps on the grass”; ”the night was still”)


speak

verb –1. (86) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise –
(express in speech; ”She talks a lot of nonsense”; ”This depressed
patient does not verbalize”)


speech

noun –1. (16) address, speech – (the act of delivering a formal
spoken communication to an audience; ”he listened to an address on
minor Roman poets”)


speechless

adj –. speechless, dumb – (temporarily incapable of speaking; ”struck
dumb”; ”speechless with shock”)


splash

noun –1. (1) splash, plash – (the sound like water splashing)
verb –1. (2) sprinkle, splash, splosh – (cause (a liquid) to spatter
about, especially with force; ”She splashed the water around her”)


splutter

noun –1. (1) spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, sputter,
splutter, sputtering – (the noise of something spattering or sputteri
ng explosively; ”he heard a spatter of gunﬁre”)
verb –1. sputter, splutter – (utter with a spitting sound, as if in a
rage)


squall

noun –. squall – (sudden violent winds; often accompanied by
precipitation)
verb –1. (1) squall, waul, wawl – (make high-pitched, whiney noises)


squawk

noun –1. squawk – (the noise of squawking; ”she awoke to the
squawk of chickens”; ”the squawk of car horns”)
verb –1. (3) squawk, screak, skreak, skreigh, screech – (utter a harsh
abrupt scream)


squeak

noun –1. (1) squeak – (a short high-pitched noise; ”the squeak of
shoes on powdery snow”)
verb –. (3) whine, squeak, screech, creak, screak, skreak – (make a


squeal

noun –. (1) squeal – (a high-pitched howl)
verb –1. (2) squeal, oink – (utter a high-pitched cry, character istic
of pigs)


stammer

noun –. stammer, stutter – (a speech disorder involving hesitati ons
and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds)
verb –. (6) bumble, stutter, stammer, falter – (speak haltingly; ”The
speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room”)


stereophonic

adj –. (1) stereophonic, stereo, two-channel – (designating sound
transmission from two sources through two channels)


swish

noun –. swish – (a brushing or rustling sound)
verb –. (1) lap, swish, swosh, swoosh – (move with or cause to move
with a whistling or hissing sound; ”The bubbles swoshed around in
the glass”; ”The curtain swooshed open”)
adj –. classy, posh, swish – (elegant and fashionable; ”classy
clothes”; ”a classy dame”; ”a posh restaurant”; ”a swish pastry shop
on the Rue du Bac”- Julia Child)


tap

noun –1. (3) pat, rap, tap – (the sound made by a gentle blow)
verb –1. (6) tap – (cut a female screw thread with a tap)


tattle

noun –. tattle, singing, telling – (disclosing information or giving
evidence about another)
verb –1. chatter, piﬄe, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack,


thud

noun –. (1) thump, thumping, clump, clunk, thud – (a heavy dull
sound (as made by impact of heavy objects))
verb –1. (1) thud, thump – (make a dull sound; ”the knocker
thudded against the front door”)


thump

noun –1. thump, thumping, clump, clunk, thud – (a heavy dull sound
(as made by impact of heavy objects))
verb –1. (3) beat, pound, thump – (move rhythmically; ”Her heart
was beating fast”)


thunder

noise)
verb –1. (2) thunder – (move fast, noisily, and heavily; ”The bus
thundered down the road”)


tick

noun –1. (2) tick, ticking – (a metallic tapping sound; ”he counted
the ticks of the clock”)
verb –1. (2) click, tick – (make a clicking or ticking sound; ”The
clock ticked away”)


tinkle

noun –. (1) ting, tinkle – (a light clear metallic sound as of a small
bell)
verb –. (2) tinkle, tink, clink, chink – (make or emit a high sound;
”tinkling bells”)


tool

noun –1. (15) tool – (an implement used in the practice of a
vocation)
verb –1. (1) tool – (drive; ”The convertible tooled down the street”)


tone

noun –1. (24) tone, tone of voice – (the quality of a person’s voice;
”he began in a conversational tone”; ”he spoke in a nervous tone of
voice”)
verb –1. tone, chant, intone – (utter monotonously and repetitiv ely
and rhythmically; ”The students chanted the same slogan over and
over again”)


toot

noun –1. toot – (a blast of a horn)
verb –. honk, blare, beep, claxon, toot – (make a loud noise; ”The
horns of the taxis blared”)


tread

noun –1. (2) pace, stride, tread – (a step in walking or running)
verb –1. (3) step, tread – (put down or press the foot, place the foot;
”For fools rush in where angels fear to tread”; ”step on the brake”)


trill

noun –1. (3) trill, shake – (a note that alternates rapidly with
another note a semitone above it)
verb –1. trill – (pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme ‘r’; ”Some
speakers trill their r’s”)


trumpet

noun –. (1) cornet, horn, trumpet, trump – (a brass musical
instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a ﬂared bell
and is played by means of valves)
verb –1. (1) trumpet – (proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet; ”Liberals
like to trumpet their opposition to the death penalty”)


tune

noun –1. (12) tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic
phrase – (a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; ”she
was humming an air from Beethoven”)
verb –1. (1) tune, tune up – (adjust for (better) functioning; ”tune
the engine”)


twang

noun –1. twang – (a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string))
verb –1. twang – (cause to sound with a twang; ”He twanged the
guitar string”)


twitter

noun –. chirrup, twitter – (a series of chirps)
verb –. chitter, twitter – (make high-pitched sounds, as of birds)


undertow

noun –1. undertow – (an inclination contrary to the strongest or
prevailing feeling; ”his account had a poignant undertow of regret”)


uproar

noun –1. (4) tumult, tumultuousness, uproar, garboil – (a state of
commotion and noise and confusion)


vocal

noun –1. vocal music, vocal – (music intended to be performed by
one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment)
adj –1. (1) vocal – (relating to or designed for or using the singing
voice; ”vocal technique”; ”the vocal repertoire”; ”organiz ed a vocal
group to sing his compositions”)


voice

noun –1. (78) voice – (the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of
a person’s speech; ”A shrill voice sounded behind us”)
verb –1. (4) voice – (give voice to; ”He voiced his concern”)


volume

noun –1. (25) volume – (the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied
by an object; ”the gas expanded to twice its original volume”)


wail

noun –. (2) lament, lamentation, plaint, wail – (a cry of sorrow and
grief; ”their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward”)
verb –1. (7) howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup – (emit long loud
cries; ”wail in self-pity”; ”howl with sorrow”)


warble

noun –. warble – (a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic
mammals caused by larvae of a botﬂy or warble ﬂy)
verb –1. (1) warble, trill, quaver – (sing or play with trills, alternating
with the half note above or below)


weep

verb –. (20) cry, weep – (shed tears because of sadness, rage, or
pain; ”She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death”; ”The
girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up
the stairs”)


whimper

noun –. whimper, whine – (a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining
way)
verb –. (1) wail, whimper, mewl, pule – (cry weakly or softly; ”she
wailed with pain”)


whine

noun –. whimper, whine – (a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining
way)
verb –1. (1) whine – (move with a whining sound; ”The bullets were
whining past us”)


whiney

adj –. fretful, querulous, whiney, whiny – (habitually complaini ng; ”a
whiny child”)


whinny

noun –. neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny – (the characteristic sounds
made by a horse)
verb –. (2) neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny – (make a characteris tic
sound, of a horse)


whisper

noun –1. (6) whisper, whispering, susurration, voicelessness –
(speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords)
verb –. (22) whisper – (speak softly; in a low voice)


whistle

noun –1. whistle, whistling – (the sound made by something moving
rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture)
verb –1. (3) whistle – (make whistling sounds; ”He lay there, snoring
and whistling”)


whoop

noun –. whoop – (a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement)
verb –1. (3) whoop – (shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm; ”The
children whooped when they were led to the picnic table”)


yap

noun –. trap, cakehole, hole, maw, yap, gob – (informal terms for the
mouth)
verb –. (1) yelp, yip, yap – (bark in a high-pitched tone; ”the puppies
yelped”)


yell

noun –1. (7) cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation – (a loud


yelp

noun –. (1) yip, yelp, yelping – (a sharp high-pitched cry (especially
by a dog))
verb –. (3) yelp, yip, yap – (bark in a high-pitched tone; ”the puppies
yelped”)


yip

noun –. yip, yelp, yelping – (a sharp high-pitched cry (especial ly by a
dog))
verb –. yelp, yip, yap – (bark in a high-pitched tone; ”the puppies
yelped”)


yodel

noun –. yodel – (a songlike cry in which the voice ﬂuctuates rapidly
between the normal voice and falsetto)
verb –. yodel, warble, descant – (sing by changing register; sing by
yodeling; ”The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains”)


yowl

noun –. bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar,
roaring, yowl – (a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal);
”his bellow ﬁlled the hallway”)
verb –1. howl, wrawl, yammer, yowl – (cry loudly, as of animals;
”The coyotes were howling in the desert”)


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