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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | loud cry; commotion |
| Synonyms: | agitation, babel, blare, brouhaha*, bustle, buzz, clinker, complaint, convulsion, din, discord, exclamation, ferment, hassle, hoo-ha, hubba-hubba, hubbub, hullabaloo*, hurly-burly, lament, noise, outcry, pandemonium, protesting, racket, remonstrance, row, ruckus, shout, shouting, to-do, tumult, turmoil, upheaval, uproar, vociferation |
| Antonyms: | quiet, silence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | comment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | statement of opinion; explanation |
| Synonyms: | animadversion, annotation, backtalk, buzz*, comeback*, commentary, crack*, criticism, dictum, discussion, editorial, elucidation, exposition, footnote, gloss, hearsay, illustration, input, judgment, mention, mouthful, note, obiter, observation, opinion, remark, report, review, two cents' worth, wisecrack |
| Antonyms: | quiet, silence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | communicate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mutually exchange information |
| Synonyms: | answer, associate with, be close to, be in touch, be near, buzz, cable, chat, commune with, confabulate, confer, converse, correspond, discourse, drop a line, drop a note, establish contact, get on the horn, give a call, give a ring, have confidence of, hear from, reach, reply, talk, telephone, wire, write |
| Main Entry: | confide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | divulge information |
| Synonyms: | admit, bend an ear, breathe, buzz*, confess, crack to, disclose, hint, impart, insinuate, intimate, lay it on, lay the gaff, let in on, reveal, spill to, suggest, tell, unload on, whisper |
| Antonyms: | conceal, hide, secrete, suppress |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | contact |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | communicate with |
| Synonyms: | approach, be in touch with, buzz*, call, check with, connect, get, get ahold of, get in touch with, interact, interface, network*, phone, reach, reach out, relate, speak to, talk, telephone, touch base, visit, write to |
| Antonyms: | avoid |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | din |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | loud, continuous noise |
| Synonyms: | babel, bedlam, boisterousness, brouhaha, buzz, clamor, clangor, clash, clatter, commotion, confusion, crash, disquiet, hoo-ha, hubbub, hullabaloo*, hurly-burly, jangle, music, outcry, pandemonium, percussion, racket, row, shout, sound, stridency, tintamarre, tintinnabulation, tumult, uproar |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dirt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gossip |
| Synonyms: | buzz, intimate intelligence, juicy morsel, news, rumor, talk, the lowdown |
| Main Entry: | drone |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | continuous noise |
| Synonyms: | buzz, hum, murmur, purr, sound, vibration, whirr |
| Antonyms: | quiet, silence |
| Main Entry: | drone |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | making noise continuously |
| Synonyms: | bombinate, buzz, chant, drawl, hum, intone, nasalize, purr, sound, strum, thrum, vibrate, whirr |
| Antonyms: | be quiet, silence |
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