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| Main Entry: |
coo
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cry softly |
| Synonyms: | murmur, sound, utter, woo |
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| Main Entry: | cry |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | call out, yell |
| Synonyms: | bark, bawl, bay, bellow, bleat, cackle, call, caw, chatter, cheer, clack, clamor, cluck, coo, croak, crow, ejaculate, exclaim, gabble, growl, grunt, hail, hiss, holler, holler out, hoot, howl, low, meow, moo, nicker, pipe, quack, roar, scream, screech, shout, shriek, sing out, snarl, squawk, trill, tweet, twitter, vociferate, whinny, whistle, whoop, yawp, yelp |
| Main Entry: | peep |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chirp |
| Synonyms: | chatter, cheep, chirrup, chuck, churr, coo, cry, hoot, pipe, squeak, tweet, twitter |
Example Sentences
- The red-faced monkeys frequently utter what researchers have dubbed coo calls to maintain vocal contact with one another.
- Until now, she's a little baby to cuddle and coo over.
- The scientists focused on female macaques because they are the main coo callers.
| Main Entry: | cluck |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | clack |
| Synonyms: | cackle, chuck, coo |
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | chirp |
| Synonyms: | cheep, chitter, coo, peep, sing, tweet |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Main Entry: | cry |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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Adjectives: |
clamant, clamorous, conclamant, conjubilant, crying, gemebund, hinnible, hylactic, latrant, mugient, open, plangorous, remugient, stentorian, vagient, vociferous
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| Concept: | Cry. |
| Category: | 2. Sensation; special sensation; sound; specific sounds |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
cry; voice (human); hubbub; bark (animal)., vociferation, outcry, hullabaloo, chorus, clamor, hue and cry, plaint; lungs; stentor.
-verbs
cry, roar, shout, bawl, brawl, halloo, halloa, hoop, whoop, yell, bellow, howl, scream, screech, screak, shriek, shrill, squeak, squeal, squall, whine, pule, pipe, yaup., cheer; hoot; grumble, moan, groan., snore, snort; grunt (animal sounds)., vociferate; raise up the voice, lift up the voice; call out, sing out, cry out; exclaim; rend the air; thunder at the top of one's voice, shout at the top of one's voice, shout at the pitch of one's breath, thunder at the pitch of one's breath; s'gosiller; strain the throat, strain the voice, strain the lungs; give a cry.
-adjectives
crying; clamant, clamorous; vociferous; stentorian (loud); open-mouthed.
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