English words for 'resembling a scream in effect'
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- resembling a scream in effect
- so extremely intense as to evoke screams
- marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
- (informal) First-rate; splendid.
- Loud, sharp, and piercing to the ear.
- (gay slang) Effeminate, flamboyant or otherwise obviously gay.
- Obvious; distinct.
- (informal) Hilariously funny; calculated to make people roar with laughter.
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- (countable) A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.
- a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
- sharp piercing cry
- (uncountable) A form of home-made rye whiskey made from used oak rye barrels from a distillery.
- (countable) A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.
- (Newfoundland, uncountable) Newfoundland rum.
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- (ambitransitive) To scream with a shrill, prolonged sound.
- To make a squealing noise. (of an object)
- (intransitive, slang) To give sensitive information about someone to a third party; to rat on someone.
- confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
- utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
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- a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
- sharp piercing cry
- a joke that seems extremely funny
- A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.
- A loud vocalisation of many animals, especially in response to pain or fear.
- (informal) Used as an intensifier.
- (printers' slang) An exclamation mark.
- (music) A form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough, distorted version of the voice; rather than the normal voice of the singer.
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- utter a sudden loud cry
- make a loud, piercing sound
- utter or declare in a very loud voice
- To move quickly; to race.
- (intransitive, also figuratively) To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.
- (informal) To be very indicative of; clearly having the characteristics of.
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- utter a shrill cry
- trim with piping
- transport by pipeline
- play on a pipe
- (intransitive) To emit or have a shrill sound like that of a pipe; to whistle.
- (transitive) To install or configure with pipes.
- (transitive) To dab moisture away from.
- (US, journalism, slang) To invent or embellish (a story).
- (transitive, computing, chiefly Unix) To directly feed (the output of one program) as input to another program, indicated by the pipe character (|) at the command line.
- (intransitive) Of a queen bee: to make a high-pitched sound during certain stages of development.
- (transitive, nautical) To order or signal by a note pattern on a boatswain's pipe.
- (intransitive) To shout loudly and at high pitch.
- (transitive, slang, of a man) To have sex with a woman.
- (transitive, figuratively) To lead or conduct as if by pipes, especially by wired transmission.
- (intransitive, metallurgy) Of a metal ingot: to become hollow in the process of solidifying.
- (transitive, cooking) To create or decorate with piping (icing).
- (transitive) To hit with a pipe.
- (transitive) To convey or transport (something) by means of pipes.
- (ambitransitive) To play (music) on a pipe instrument, such as a bagpipe or a flute.
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- the flues and stops on a pipe organ
- a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
- a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
- a hollow cylindrical shape
- a tubular wind instrument
- A type of pasta similar to macaroni.
- (especially in informal contexts) A water pipe.
- (Canada, US, colloquial, historical) The distance travelled between two rest periods during which one could smoke a pipe.
- (computing, typography) The character |.
- (music) A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe.
- (mining) An elongated or irregular body or vein of ore.
- (computing) A mechanism that enables one program to communicate with another by sending its output to the other as input.
- (Australia, colloquial, historical) An anonymous satire or essay, insulting and frequently libellous, written on a piece of paper which was rolled up and left somewhere public where it could be found and thus spread, to embarrass the author's enemies.
- (computing, slang) A data backbone, or broadband Internet access.
- (smoking) A hollow stem with a bowl at one end used for smoking, especially a tobacco pipe but also including various other forms such as a water pipe.
- (geology) A vertical conduit through the Earth's crust below a volcano through which magma has passed, often filled with volcanic breccia.
- The contents of such a vessel, as a liquid measure, sometimes set at 126 wine gallons; half a tun.
- Decorative edging stitched to the hems or seams of an object made of fabric (clothing, hats, curtains, pillows, etc.), often in a contrasting color; piping.
- (music) A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube.
- (lacrosse) One of the goalposts of the goal.
- A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird.
- A tubular passageway in the human body such as a blood vessel or the windpipe.
- (slang) A man's penis.
- (slang) A telephone.
- A rigid tube that transports water, steam, or other fluid, as used in plumbing and numerous other applications.
- The key or sound of the voice.
- A large container for storing liquids or foodstuffs; now especially a vat or cask of cider or wine. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)
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- utter a shrill cry
- begin to play or sing
- (intransitive) To begin singing or playing musical notes on a pipe or similar wind instrument.
- (intransitive) To speak up, especially in a robust, assertive manner; to say something loudly and suddenly.
- (transitive, rare) To call, awaken, or summon, as with a musical instrument.
- (intransitive, of wind, etc.) To begin to blow more vigorously.
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- A cry or shout.
- (nautical) A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate to summon the sailors to duty.
- (nautical) A visit by a ship or boat to a port.
- A telephone conversation; a phone call.
- A note blown on the horn to encourage the dogs in a hunt.
- (finance) Ellipsis of call option.
- An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor.
- (in negative constructions) Need; necessity.
- A statement of a particular state, or rule, made in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
- (poker) The act of matching a bet made by a player who has previously bet in the same round of betting.
- A short visit, usually for social purposes.
- (cricket) The act of calling to the other batsman.
- A decision or judgement.
- (cricket) The state of being the batsman whose role it is to call (depends on where the ball goes.)
- A pipe or other instrument to call birds or animals by imitating their note or cry. A game call.
- The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event; the floor.
- An instance of calling someone on the telephone.
- (uncountable) A work shift which requires one to be available when requested, i.e. on call.
- (informal, slang, prostitution) A meeting with a client for paid sex; hookup; job.
- (computing) The act of jumping to a subprogram, saving the means to return to the original point.
- (law) A lawyer who was called to the bar (became licensed as a lawyer) in a specified year.
- A beckoning or summoning.
- The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
- (US, law) A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc., on the land.
- a demand
- a brief social visit
- a demand for a show of hands in a card game
- (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee
- a visit in an official or professional capacity
- a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring their margin up to the minimum requirement
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- the characteristic sound produced by a bird
- a request
- a method of contacting a person by phone
- the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
- a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course
- an instruction that interrupts the program being executed
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- utter a sudden loud cry
- (transitive) To declare in advance.
- To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact.
- (transitive, with into) To cause to be verbally subjected to.
- (Yorkshire, transitive) To scold.
- (transitive) To predict.
- (transitive, colloquial) To lay claim to an object or role which is up for grabs.
- (baseball, cricket) (of a fielder): To shout to other fielders that he intends to take a catch (thus avoiding collisions).
- To stop at a station or port.
- (transitive) To formally recognise a death: especially to announce and record the time, place and fact of a person’s death.
- (transitive, finance) To announce the early extinction of a debt by prepayment, usually at a premium.
- (ambitransitive) To contact by telephone.
- (intransitive) To request, summon, or beckon.
- (intransitive, poker, proscribed) To match the current bet amount, in preparation for a raise in the same turn. (Usually, players are forbidden to announce one's play this way.)
- (cricket) (of a batsman): To shout directions to the other batsman on whether or not they should take a run.
- (intransitive, poker) To equal the same amount that other players are currently betting.
- To come to pass; to afflict.
- (transitive, computing) To jump to (another part of a program); to perform some operation, returning to the original point on completion.
- (transitive, banking) To demand repayment of a loan.
- (passive voice) Of a person, to have as one's name; of a thing, to have as its name.
- (transitive) To utter in a loud or distinct voice.
- (transitive, sometimes with for) To require, demand.
- (ditransitive) To name or refer to.
- To pay a (social) visit (often used with "on", "round", or "at"; used by salespeople with "again" to invite customers to come again).
- (sports) To make a decision as a referee or umpire.
- (billiards) To tell in advance which shot one is attempting.
- (transitive, jazz) To request that one's band play (a particular tune).
- (transitive) To rouse from sleep; to awaken.
- (transitive) To claim the existence of some malfeasance; to denounce as.
- To declare (an effort or project) to be a failure.
- (intransitive) To cry or shout.
- (transitive) To state, or invoke a rule, in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
- lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal
- make a stop in a harbour
- consider or regard as being
- send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message
- give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance
- order, request, or command to come
- assign a specified (usually proper) name to
- present for redemption before maturation
- make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
- indicate a decision in regard to
- pay a brief visit
- utter a characteristic note or cry
- get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
- challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense
- rouse somebody from sleep with a call
- challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of
- order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role
- call a meeting; invite or command to meet
- read aloud to check for omissions or absentees
- ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality
- demand payment of (a loan)
- greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
- utter in a loud voice or announce
- declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee
- order or request or give a command for
- make a prediction about; tell in advance
- stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather
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- utter a harsh abrupt scream
- complain
- (slang, intransitive) To speak out; to protest.
- To make a squawking noise; to yell, scream, or call out shrilly.
- (slang, intransitive) To report an infraction; to rat on or tattle; to disclose a secret.
- (aviation) To set or transmit a four-digit transponder code. (Normally followed by the specific code in question.)
- (programming, intransitive, informal) To produce a warning message, indicating a possible error.
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- informal terms for objecting
- the noise of squawking
- (aviation) An issue or complaint related to aircraft maintenance.
- A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird. If made by a bird, it typically signals discomfort or anger; a yell, scream, or call.
- The American night heron.
- (programming, informal) A warning message indicating a possible error.
- (aviation) A four-digit transponder code used by aircraft for identification or transmission of emergency signals.
- (informal) A complaint or objection.
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- A shout or scream.
- A clamour or outcry.
- Words shouted or screamed.
- (of an animal) A typical sound made by the species in question.
- A desperate or urgent request.
- (collectively) A group of hounds.
- A shedding of tears; the act of crying.
- a fit of weeping
- a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)
- the characteristic utterance of an animal
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- a slogan used to rally support for a cause
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- utter a sudden loud cry
- (intransitive) To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.
- (transitive) To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.
- (ambitransitive) To shout, scream, yell.
- (transitive) To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To forcefully attract attention or proclaim one’s presence.
- Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.
- To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, auctioned, etc.
- (intransitive) To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.
- proclaim or announce in public
- utter a characteristic sound
- shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
- bring into a particular state by crying
- demand immediate action
- utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
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- utter a sudden loud cry
- use foul or abusive language towards
- utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
- utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
- (intransitive) To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.
- (Internet) To post a text message (for example, email) in upper case, regarded as the electronic messaging equivalent of oral shouting.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To forcefully attract attention or proclaim one’s presence.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang) To pay for food, drink or entertainment for others.
- (transitive) To utter with a shout; to cry; to shout out
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- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- (UK, Australia, slang) A call-out for an emergency services team.
- (UK, dialect) A flat-bottomed boat, a barge (for carrying cargo, etc), now especially a light boat used in duck-shooting.
- A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.
- (informal) A greeting, name-check or other mention, for example on a radio or TV program.
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot; an act of paying for a round of drinks.
- (informal) A suggestion; an idea.
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- utter a sudden loud cry
- utter or declare in a very loud voice
- (transitive) To convey by shouting.
- (intransitive) To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement.
- (informal, usually followed by at) To tell someone off, to scold or rebuke, typically in a loud and angry manner.
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- emit long loud cries
- cry loudly, as of animals
- make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
- laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
- To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
- To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
- To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
- To utter with outcry.
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- emit long loud cries
- utter words loudly and forcefully
- make a loud noise, as of animal
- make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
- act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way
- laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
- Generally, of inanimate objects etc., to make a loud resounding noise.
- (transitive) To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly.
- To make a loud noise in breathing, as horses do when they have a certain disease.
- To be boisterous; to be disorderly.
- (figuratively) To proceed vigorously.
- Of animals (especially a lion), to make a loud deep noise.
- To laugh in a particularly loud manner.
- (British Yorkshire, North Midlands, informal) To cry.
- (intransitive) To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
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- emit long loud cries
- cry weakly or softly
- (intransitive) To weep, lament persistently or bitterly.
- (slang, music) To perform with great liveliness and force.
- (transitive) To lament; to bewail; to grieve over.
- (intransitive) To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
- (intransitive) To make a noise like mourning or crying.
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- a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
- the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
- informal terms for a (young) woman
- badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
- warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
- (cooking, slang) A chicken or turkey used as food.
- (UK, with definite article, chiefly in phrases) Booing and jeering, especially as done by an audience expressing displeasure at a performer.
- (informal) Snowbird (retiree who moves to a warmer climate).
- (slang) A man, fellow.
- (UK, Ireland, colloquial, by extension) A girlfriend.
- (slang) A prison sentence.
- (UK, Ireland, colloquial) A girl or woman, especially one considered sexually attractive.
- (slang, US) A kilogram of cocaine.
- (slang, Canada, Philippines) A penis.
- (slang) An aircraft.
- An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs.
- (slang) A satellite.
- (with definite article) The vulgar hand gesture in which the middle finger is extended.
- A yardbird.
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- watch and study birds in their natural habitat
- (intransitive) To observe or identify wild birds in their natural environment.
- (intransitive) To catch or shoot birds; to hunt birds.
- (transitive, television) To transmit via satellite.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.
- (transitive, slang) To bring into prison, to roof.
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- make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
- move with a whooshing sound
- express or utter with a hiss
- show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
- (transitive) To emit or eject (something) with a hissing sound.
- (transitive) To utter (something) with a hissing sound.
- (intransitive) To move with a hissing sound.
- (transitive, intransitive) To condemn or express contempt (for someone or something) by hissing.
- (transitive) To call someone by hissing.
- (transitive) To whisper, especially angrily or urgently.
- (intransitive) To make a hiss, a sibilant sound of air escaping.
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- a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
- woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries
- red or black edible aggregate berries usually smaller than the related blackberries
- The plant Rubus idaeus.
- Any of many other (but not all) species in the genus Rubus.
- (colloquial) A noise intended to imitate a fart, made by blowing air out of the mouth while the tongue is protruding from and pressed against the lips, or by blowing air through the lips while they are pressed firmly together or against skin (often a form of tickling) used humorously or to express derision.
- The juicy aggregate fruit of these plants.
- (derogatory, colloquial) A physically disabled person.
- A red colour, the colour of a ripe raspberry.
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- inhale through the nose
- indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
- inhale recreational drugs
- make a snorting sound by exhaling hard
- (intransitive, nautical, of submarines) To sail at periscope depth through the use of a snort or snorkel.
- (intransitive) To make a snort; to exhale roughly through the nose.
- (transitive) To express or force out by snorting.
- (transitive, slang, originally US) To inhale (usually a drug) through the nose.
- (intransitive) To express contempt or disgust by (or as if by) a snorting sound.
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- (intransitive) To make a sound resembling such a cry.
- (transitive) To utter with the sound of a whine.
- (intransitive) To move with a whining sound.
- (intransitive) To complain or protest with a whine (compare whinge) or as if with a whine, i.e. in a peevish or self-pitying way.
- (intransitive) To utter a high-pitched cry.
- move with a whining sound
- make a high-pitched, screeching noise
- complain whiningly
- talk in a tearful manner
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- utter shrill sounds
- express pleasure verbally
- dwell on with satisfaction
- (intransitive) To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance.
- (intransitive) To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
- (intransitive, music) To test the reed of a double reed instrument by placing the reed alone in the mouth and blowing it.
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- an instance of boastful talk
- black birds having a raucous call
- the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)
- (derogatory) An ill-tempered and obstinate woman, or one who otherwise has features resembling the bird; a harpy.
- The cry or call of a rooster or a cockerel, especially as heard at sunrise.
- (ethnic slur, offensive, slang) A black person.
- (historical) A gangplank (corvus) used by the Ancient Roman navy to board enemy ships.
- Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.
- A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
- (military, slang) The emblem of an eagle, a sign of military rank.
- (among butchers) The mesentery of an animal.
- A bar of iron with a beak, crook or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
- Alternative spelling of cro (“marijuana”).
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- resembling a scream in effect
- so extremely intense as to evoke screams
- marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
- (informal) First-rate; splendid.
- Loud, sharp, and piercing to the ear.
- (gay slang) Effeminate, flamboyant or otherwise obviously gay.
- Obvious; distinct.
- (informal) Hilariously funny; calculated to make people roar with laughter.
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- (countable) A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.
- a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
- sharp piercing cry
- (uncountable) A form of home-made rye whiskey made from used oak rye barrels from a distillery.
- (countable) A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.
- (Newfoundland, uncountable) Newfoundland rum.
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- a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
- sharp piercing cry
- a joke that seems extremely funny
- A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.
- A loud vocalisation of many animals, especially in response to pain or fear.
- (informal) Used as an intensifier.
- (printers' slang) An exclamation mark.
- (music) A form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough, distorted version of the voice; rather than the normal voice of the singer.
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- utter a sudden loud cry
- make a loud, piercing sound
- utter or declare in a very loud voice
- To move quickly; to race.
- (intransitive, also figuratively) To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.
- (informal) To be very indicative of; clearly having the characteristics of.
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- A cry or shout.
- (nautical) A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate to summon the sailors to duty.
- (nautical) A visit by a ship or boat to a port.
- A telephone conversation; a phone call.
- A note blown on the horn to encourage the dogs in a hunt.
- (finance) Ellipsis of call option.
- An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor.
- (in negative constructions) Need; necessity.
- A statement of a particular state, or rule, made in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
- (poker) The act of matching a bet made by a player who has previously bet in the same round of betting.
- A short visit, usually for social purposes.
- (cricket) The act of calling to the other batsman.
- A decision or judgement.
- (cricket) The state of being the batsman whose role it is to call (depends on where the ball goes.)
- A pipe or other instrument to call birds or animals by imitating their note or cry. A game call.
- The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event; the floor.
- An instance of calling someone on the telephone.
- (uncountable) A work shift which requires one to be available when requested, i.e. on call.
- (informal, slang, prostitution) A meeting with a client for paid sex; hookup; job.
- (computing) The act of jumping to a subprogram, saving the means to return to the original point.
- (law) A lawyer who was called to the bar (became licensed as a lawyer) in a specified year.
- A beckoning or summoning.
- The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
- (US, law) A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc., on the land.
- a demand
- a brief social visit
- a demand for a show of hands in a card game
- (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee
- a visit in an official or professional capacity
- a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring their margin up to the minimum requirement
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- the characteristic sound produced by a bird
- a request
- a method of contacting a person by phone
- the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
- a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course
- an instruction that interrupts the program being executed
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- utter a sudden loud cry
- (transitive) To declare in advance.
- To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact.
- (transitive, with into) To cause to be verbally subjected to.
- (Yorkshire, transitive) To scold.
- (transitive) To predict.
- (transitive, colloquial) To lay claim to an object or role which is up for grabs.
- (baseball, cricket) (of a fielder): To shout to other fielders that he intends to take a catch (thus avoiding collisions).
- To stop at a station or port.
- (transitive) To formally recognise a death: especially to announce and record the time, place and fact of a person’s death.
- (transitive, finance) To announce the early extinction of a debt by prepayment, usually at a premium.
- (ambitransitive) To contact by telephone.
- (intransitive) To request, summon, or beckon.
- (intransitive, poker, proscribed) To match the current bet amount, in preparation for a raise in the same turn. (Usually, players are forbidden to announce one's play this way.)
- (cricket) (of a batsman): To shout directions to the other batsman on whether or not they should take a run.
- (intransitive, poker) To equal the same amount that other players are currently betting.
- To come to pass; to afflict.
- (transitive, computing) To jump to (another part of a program); to perform some operation, returning to the original point on completion.
- (transitive, banking) To demand repayment of a loan.
- (passive voice) Of a person, to have as one's name; of a thing, to have as its name.
- (transitive) To utter in a loud or distinct voice.
- (transitive, sometimes with for) To require, demand.
- (ditransitive) To name or refer to.
- To pay a (social) visit (often used with "on", "round", or "at"; used by salespeople with "again" to invite customers to come again).
- (sports) To make a decision as a referee or umpire.
- (billiards) To tell in advance which shot one is attempting.
- (transitive, jazz) To request that one's band play (a particular tune).
- (transitive) To rouse from sleep; to awaken.
- (transitive) To claim the existence of some malfeasance; to denounce as.
- To declare (an effort or project) to be a failure.
- (intransitive) To cry or shout.
- (transitive) To state, or invoke a rule, in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
- lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal
- make a stop in a harbour
- consider or regard as being
- send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message
- give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance
- order, request, or command to come
- assign a specified (usually proper) name to
- present for redemption before maturation
- make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
- indicate a decision in regard to
- pay a brief visit
- utter a characteristic note or cry
- get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
- challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense
- rouse somebody from sleep with a call
- challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of
- order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role
- call a meeting; invite or command to meet
- read aloud to check for omissions or absentees
- ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality
- demand payment of (a loan)
- greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
- utter in a loud voice or announce
- declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee
- order or request or give a command for
- make a prediction about; tell in advance
- stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather
noun
- A shout or scream.
- A clamour or outcry.
- Words shouted or screamed.
- (of an animal) A typical sound made by the species in question.
- A desperate or urgent request.
- (collectively) A group of hounds.
- A shedding of tears; the act of crying.
- a fit of weeping
- a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)
- the characteristic utterance of an animal
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- a slogan used to rally support for a cause
verb
- utter a sudden loud cry
- (intransitive) To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.
- (transitive) To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.
- (ambitransitive) To shout, scream, yell.
- (transitive) To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To forcefully attract attention or proclaim one’s presence.
- Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.
- To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, auctioned, etc.
- (intransitive) To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.
- proclaim or announce in public
- utter a characteristic sound
- shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
- bring into a particular state by crying
- demand immediate action
- utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
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verb
noun
- a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
- the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
- informal terms for a (young) woman
- badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
- warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
- (cooking, slang) A chicken or turkey used as food.
- (UK, with definite article, chiefly in phrases) Booing and jeering, especially as done by an audience expressing displeasure at a performer.
- (informal) Snowbird (retiree who moves to a warmer climate).
- (slang) A man, fellow.
- (UK, Ireland, colloquial, by extension) A girlfriend.
- (slang) A prison sentence.
- (UK, Ireland, colloquial) A girl or woman, especially one considered sexually attractive.
- (slang, US) A kilogram of cocaine.
- (slang, Canada, Philippines) A penis.
- (slang) An aircraft.
- An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs.
- (slang) A satellite.
- (with definite article) The vulgar hand gesture in which the middle finger is extended.
- A yardbird.
verb
- watch and study birds in their natural habitat
- (intransitive) To observe or identify wild birds in their natural environment.
- (intransitive) To catch or shoot birds; to hunt birds.
- (transitive, television) To transmit via satellite.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.
- (transitive, slang) To bring into prison, to roof.
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- make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
- move with a whooshing sound
- express or utter with a hiss
- show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
- (transitive) To emit or eject (something) with a hissing sound.
- (transitive) To utter (something) with a hissing sound.
- (intransitive) To move with a hissing sound.
- (transitive, intransitive) To condemn or express contempt (for someone or something) by hissing.
- (transitive) To call someone by hissing.
- (transitive) To whisper, especially angrily or urgently.
- (intransitive) To make a hiss, a sibilant sound of air escaping.
noun
- a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
- woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries
- red or black edible aggregate berries usually smaller than the related blackberries
- The plant Rubus idaeus.
- Any of many other (but not all) species in the genus Rubus.
- (colloquial) A noise intended to imitate a fart, made by blowing air out of the mouth while the tongue is protruding from and pressed against the lips, or by blowing air through the lips while they are pressed firmly together or against skin (often a form of tickling) used humorously or to express derision.
- The juicy aggregate fruit of these plants.
- (derogatory, colloquial) A physically disabled person.
- A red colour, the colour of a ripe raspberry.
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- inhale through the nose
- indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
- inhale recreational drugs
- make a snorting sound by exhaling hard
- (intransitive, nautical, of submarines) To sail at periscope depth through the use of a snort or snorkel.
- (intransitive) To make a snort; to exhale roughly through the nose.
- (transitive) To express or force out by snorting.
- (transitive, slang, originally US) To inhale (usually a drug) through the nose.
- (intransitive) To express contempt or disgust by (or as if by) a snorting sound.
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verb
- (ambitransitive) To scream with a shrill, prolonged sound.
- To make a squealing noise. (of an object)
- (intransitive, slang) To give sensitive information about someone to a third party; to rat on someone.
- confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
- utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
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noun
verb
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- utter a shrill cry
- trim with piping
- transport by pipeline
- play on a pipe
- (intransitive) To emit or have a shrill sound like that of a pipe; to whistle.
- (transitive) To install or configure with pipes.
- (transitive) To dab moisture away from.
- (US, journalism, slang) To invent or embellish (a story).
- (transitive, computing, chiefly Unix) To directly feed (the output of one program) as input to another program, indicated by the pipe character (|) at the command line.
- (intransitive) Of a queen bee: to make a high-pitched sound during certain stages of development.
- (transitive, nautical) To order or signal by a note pattern on a boatswain's pipe.
- (intransitive) To shout loudly and at high pitch.
- (transitive, slang, of a man) To have sex with a woman.
- (transitive, figuratively) To lead or conduct as if by pipes, especially by wired transmission.
- (intransitive, metallurgy) Of a metal ingot: to become hollow in the process of solidifying.
- (transitive, cooking) To create or decorate with piping (icing).
- (transitive) To hit with a pipe.
- (transitive) To convey or transport (something) by means of pipes.
- (ambitransitive) To play (music) on a pipe instrument, such as a bagpipe or a flute.
noun
- the flues and stops on a pipe organ
- a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
- a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
- a hollow cylindrical shape
- a tubular wind instrument
- A type of pasta similar to macaroni.
- (especially in informal contexts) A water pipe.
- (Canada, US, colloquial, historical) The distance travelled between two rest periods during which one could smoke a pipe.
- (computing, typography) The character |.
- (music) A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe.
- (mining) An elongated or irregular body or vein of ore.
- (computing) A mechanism that enables one program to communicate with another by sending its output to the other as input.
- (Australia, colloquial, historical) An anonymous satire or essay, insulting and frequently libellous, written on a piece of paper which was rolled up and left somewhere public where it could be found and thus spread, to embarrass the author's enemies.
- (computing, slang) A data backbone, or broadband Internet access.
- (smoking) A hollow stem with a bowl at one end used for smoking, especially a tobacco pipe but also including various other forms such as a water pipe.
- (geology) A vertical conduit through the Earth's crust below a volcano through which magma has passed, often filled with volcanic breccia.
- The contents of such a vessel, as a liquid measure, sometimes set at 126 wine gallons; half a tun.
- Decorative edging stitched to the hems or seams of an object made of fabric (clothing, hats, curtains, pillows, etc.), often in a contrasting color; piping.
- (music) A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube.
- (lacrosse) One of the goalposts of the goal.
- A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird.
- A tubular passageway in the human body such as a blood vessel or the windpipe.
- (slang) A man's penis.
- (slang) A telephone.
- A rigid tube that transports water, steam, or other fluid, as used in plumbing and numerous other applications.
- The key or sound of the voice.
- A large container for storing liquids or foodstuffs; now especially a vat or cask of cider or wine. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)
verb
- utter a shrill cry
- begin to play or sing
- (intransitive) To begin singing or playing musical notes on a pipe or similar wind instrument.
- (intransitive) To speak up, especially in a robust, assertive manner; to say something loudly and suddenly.
- (transitive, rare) To call, awaken, or summon, as with a musical instrument.
- (intransitive, of wind, etc.) To begin to blow more vigorously.
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- (countable) A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.
- a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
- sharp piercing cry
- (uncountable) A form of home-made rye whiskey made from used oak rye barrels from a distillery.
- (countable) A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.
- (Newfoundland, uncountable) Newfoundland rum.
verb
verb
- utter a harsh abrupt scream
- complain
- (slang, intransitive) To speak out; to protest.
- To make a squawking noise; to yell, scream, or call out shrilly.
- (slang, intransitive) To report an infraction; to rat on or tattle; to disclose a secret.
- (aviation) To set or transmit a four-digit transponder code. (Normally followed by the specific code in question.)
- (programming, intransitive, informal) To produce a warning message, indicating a possible error.
noun
- informal terms for objecting
- the noise of squawking
- (aviation) An issue or complaint related to aircraft maintenance.
- A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird. If made by a bird, it typically signals discomfort or anger; a yell, scream, or call.
- The American night heron.
- (programming, informal) A warning message indicating a possible error.
- (aviation) A four-digit transponder code used by aircraft for identification or transmission of emergency signals.
- (informal) A complaint or objection.
noun
- a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
- sharp piercing cry
- a joke that seems extremely funny
- A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.
- A loud vocalisation of many animals, especially in response to pain or fear.
- (informal) Used as an intensifier.
- (printers' slang) An exclamation mark.
- (music) A form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough, distorted version of the voice; rather than the normal voice of the singer.
verb
- utter a sudden loud cry
- make a loud, piercing sound
- utter or declare in a very loud voice
- To move quickly; to race.
- (intransitive, also figuratively) To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.
- (informal) To be very indicative of; clearly having the characteristics of.
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- A cry or shout.
- (nautical) A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate to summon the sailors to duty.
- (nautical) A visit by a ship or boat to a port.
- A telephone conversation; a phone call.
- A note blown on the horn to encourage the dogs in a hunt.
- (finance) Ellipsis of call option.
- An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor.
- (in negative constructions) Need; necessity.
- A statement of a particular state, or rule, made in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
- (poker) The act of matching a bet made by a player who has previously bet in the same round of betting.
- A short visit, usually for social purposes.
- (cricket) The act of calling to the other batsman.
- A decision or judgement.
- (cricket) The state of being the batsman whose role it is to call (depends on where the ball goes.)
- A pipe or other instrument to call birds or animals by imitating their note or cry. A game call.
- The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event; the floor.
- An instance of calling someone on the telephone.
- (uncountable) A work shift which requires one to be available when requested, i.e. on call.
- (informal, slang, prostitution) A meeting with a client for paid sex; hookup; job.
- (computing) The act of jumping to a subprogram, saving the means to return to the original point.
- (law) A lawyer who was called to the bar (became licensed as a lawyer) in a specified year.
- A beckoning or summoning.
- The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
- (US, law) A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc., on the land.
- a demand
- a brief social visit
- a demand for a show of hands in a card game
- (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee
- a visit in an official or professional capacity
- a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring their margin up to the minimum requirement
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- the characteristic sound produced by a bird
- a request
- a method of contacting a person by phone
- the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
- a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course
- an instruction that interrupts the program being executed
verb
- utter a sudden loud cry
- (transitive) To declare in advance.
- To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact.
- (transitive, with into) To cause to be verbally subjected to.
- (Yorkshire, transitive) To scold.
- (transitive) To predict.
- (transitive, colloquial) To lay claim to an object or role which is up for grabs.
- (baseball, cricket) (of a fielder): To shout to other fielders that he intends to take a catch (thus avoiding collisions).
- To stop at a station or port.
- (transitive) To formally recognise a death: especially to announce and record the time, place and fact of a person’s death.
- (transitive, finance) To announce the early extinction of a debt by prepayment, usually at a premium.
- (ambitransitive) To contact by telephone.
- (intransitive) To request, summon, or beckon.
- (intransitive, poker, proscribed) To match the current bet amount, in preparation for a raise in the same turn. (Usually, players are forbidden to announce one's play this way.)
- (cricket) (of a batsman): To shout directions to the other batsman on whether or not they should take a run.
- (intransitive, poker) To equal the same amount that other players are currently betting.
- To come to pass; to afflict.
- (transitive, computing) To jump to (another part of a program); to perform some operation, returning to the original point on completion.
- (transitive, banking) To demand repayment of a loan.
- (passive voice) Of a person, to have as one's name; of a thing, to have as its name.
- (transitive) To utter in a loud or distinct voice.
- (transitive, sometimes with for) To require, demand.
- (ditransitive) To name or refer to.
- To pay a (social) visit (often used with "on", "round", or "at"; used by salespeople with "again" to invite customers to come again).
- (sports) To make a decision as a referee or umpire.
- (billiards) To tell in advance which shot one is attempting.
- (transitive, jazz) To request that one's band play (a particular tune).
- (transitive) To rouse from sleep; to awaken.
- (transitive) To claim the existence of some malfeasance; to denounce as.
- To declare (an effort or project) to be a failure.
- (intransitive) To cry or shout.
- (transitive) To state, or invoke a rule, in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
- lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal
- make a stop in a harbour
- consider or regard as being
- send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message
- give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance
- order, request, or command to come
- assign a specified (usually proper) name to
- present for redemption before maturation
- make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
- indicate a decision in regard to
- pay a brief visit
- utter a characteristic note or cry
- get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
- challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense
- rouse somebody from sleep with a call
- challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of
- order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role
- call a meeting; invite or command to meet
- read aloud to check for omissions or absentees
- ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality
- demand payment of (a loan)
- greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
- utter in a loud voice or announce
- declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee
- order or request or give a command for
- make a prediction about; tell in advance
- stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather
noun
- A shout or scream.
- A clamour or outcry.
- Words shouted or screamed.
- (of an animal) A typical sound made by the species in question.
- A desperate or urgent request.
- (collectively) A group of hounds.
- A shedding of tears; the act of crying.
- a fit of weeping
- a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)
- the characteristic utterance of an animal
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- a slogan used to rally support for a cause
verb
- utter a sudden loud cry
- (intransitive) To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.
- (transitive) To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.
- (ambitransitive) To shout, scream, yell.
- (transitive) To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To forcefully attract attention or proclaim one’s presence.
- Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.
- To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, auctioned, etc.
- (intransitive) To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.
- proclaim or announce in public
- utter a characteristic sound
- shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
- bring into a particular state by crying
- demand immediate action
- utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
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- utter a sudden loud cry
- use foul or abusive language towards
- utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
- utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
- (intransitive) To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.
- (Internet) To post a text message (for example, email) in upper case, regarded as the electronic messaging equivalent of oral shouting.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To forcefully attract attention or proclaim one’s presence.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang) To pay for food, drink or entertainment for others.
- (transitive) To utter with a shout; to cry; to shout out
noun
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- (UK, Australia, slang) A call-out for an emergency services team.
- (UK, dialect) A flat-bottomed boat, a barge (for carrying cargo, etc), now especially a light boat used in duck-shooting.
- A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.
- (informal) A greeting, name-check or other mention, for example on a radio or TV program.
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot; an act of paying for a round of drinks.
- (informal) A suggestion; an idea.
verb
- utter a sudden loud cry
- utter or declare in a very loud voice
- (transitive) To convey by shouting.
- (intransitive) To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement.
- (informal, usually followed by at) To tell someone off, to scold or rebuke, typically in a loud and angry manner.
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adj
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- emit long loud cries
- cry loudly, as of animals
- make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
- laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
- To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
- To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
- To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
- To utter with outcry.
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verb
- emit long loud cries
- utter words loudly and forcefully
- make a loud noise, as of animal
- make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
- act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way
- laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
- Generally, of inanimate objects etc., to make a loud resounding noise.
- (transitive) To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly.
- To make a loud noise in breathing, as horses do when they have a certain disease.
- To be boisterous; to be disorderly.
- (figuratively) To proceed vigorously.
- Of animals (especially a lion), to make a loud deep noise.
- To laugh in a particularly loud manner.
- (British Yorkshire, North Midlands, informal) To cry.
- (intransitive) To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
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verb
- emit long loud cries
- cry weakly or softly
- (intransitive) To weep, lament persistently or bitterly.
- (slang, music) To perform with great liveliness and force.
- (transitive) To lament; to bewail; to grieve over.
- (intransitive) To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
- (intransitive) To make a noise like mourning or crying.
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verb
- (intransitive) To make a sound resembling such a cry.
- (transitive) To utter with the sound of a whine.
- (intransitive) To move with a whining sound.
- (intransitive) To complain or protest with a whine (compare whinge) or as if with a whine, i.e. in a peevish or self-pitying way.
- (intransitive) To utter a high-pitched cry.
- move with a whining sound
- make a high-pitched, screeching noise
- complain whiningly
- talk in a tearful manner
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verb
- utter shrill sounds
- express pleasure verbally
- dwell on with satisfaction
- (intransitive) To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance.
- (intransitive) To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
- (intransitive, music) To test the reed of a double reed instrument by placing the reed alone in the mouth and blowing it.
noun
- an instance of boastful talk
- black birds having a raucous call
- the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)
- (derogatory) An ill-tempered and obstinate woman, or one who otherwise has features resembling the bird; a harpy.
- The cry or call of a rooster or a cockerel, especially as heard at sunrise.
- (ethnic slur, offensive, slang) A black person.
- (historical) A gangplank (corvus) used by the Ancient Roman navy to board enemy ships.
- Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.
- A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
- (military, slang) The emblem of an eagle, a sign of military rank.
- (among butchers) The mesentery of an animal.
- A bar of iron with a beak, crook or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
- Alternative spelling of cro (“marijuana”).
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- make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
- move with a whooshing sound
- express or utter with a hiss
- show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
- (transitive) To emit or eject (something) with a hissing sound.
- (transitive) To utter (something) with a hissing sound.
- (intransitive) To move with a hissing sound.
- (transitive, intransitive) To condemn or express contempt (for someone or something) by hissing.
- (transitive) To call someone by hissing.
- (transitive) To whisper, especially angrily or urgently.
- (intransitive) To make a hiss, a sibilant sound of air escaping.
adj
- resembling a scream in effect
- so extremely intense as to evoke screams
- marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
- (informal) First-rate; splendid.
- Loud, sharp, and piercing to the ear.
- (gay slang) Effeminate, flamboyant or otherwise obviously gay.
- Obvious; distinct.
- (informal) Hilariously funny; calculated to make people roar with laughter.