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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disturbance |
| Synonyms: | blast, bluster, commotion, flurry, gale, gush, gust, shower, storm, trouble, wind, windstorm |
| Main Entry: | bawl |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cry |
| Synonyms: | blubber, boohoo, howl, shed tears, sob, squall, wail, weep, yowl |
| Notes: | a ball is round object or a formal dance; to bawl is to cry loudly |
| Main Entry: | blast |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gust of wind |
| Synonyms: | blow, draft, gale, squall, storm, strong breeze, tempest |
| Antonyms: | breeze, quiet, stillness |
| Main Entry: | blizzard |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | snow storm |
| Synonyms: | blast, gale, precipitation, snowfall, squall, tempest, whiteout |
| Main Entry: | blow |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | blast, rush of air, wind |
| Synonyms: | draft, flurry, gale, gust, hurricane, puff, squall, strong breeze, tempest, typhoon |
| Main Entry: | caterwaul |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make screeching, crying noise |
| Synonyms: | bawl, bicker, howl, quarrel, scream, screech, shriek, squall, wail, yell, yowl |
| Main Entry: | cry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | calling out; yelling |
| Synonyms: | acclamation, bark, bawl, bay, bellow, cackle, call, caw, chatter, cheer, clack, clamor, cluck, coo, crow, ejaculation, exclamation, expletive, fuss, gobble, groan, grunt, hiss, holler, hoot, howl, hullabaloo, hurrah, meow, mewling, moo, motto, nicker, note, outcry, pipe, quack, report, roar, ruckus, scream, screech, shout, shriek, song, squall, squawk, squeak, trill, uproar, vociferation, wail, whine, whinny, whistle, whoop, yammer, yawp, yell, yelp, yoo-hoo |
| Main Entry: | cry |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | weep and make sad sounds |
| Synonyms: | bawl, bemoan, bewail, blub, blubber, boohoo, break down, burst into tears, caterwaul, choke up, complain, crack up, deplore, dissolve in tears, fret, grieve, groan, howl, keen, lament, let go, let it all out, mewl, moan, mourn, put on the weeps, regret, ring the blues, shed bitter tears, shed tears, sigh, sniff, snivel, sob, sorrow, squall, turn on waterworks, wail, weep, whimper, whine, yammer, yowl |
| Main Entry: | dispute |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | argument |
| Synonyms: | altercation, beef, bickering, bone of contention, brawl, broil, brouhaha, commotion, conflict, contention, controversy, debate, difference of opinion, disagreement, discord, discussion, dissension, disturbance, embroilment, falling-out, feud, fireworks*, flare-up, fracas, friction, fuss, hubbub, miff, misunderstanding, polemic, quarrel, row, rumpus, squabble, squall, strife, tiff, uproar, variance, words, wrangle |
| Antonyms: | agreement |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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