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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | whine |
| Synonyms: | bellyache, carp, complain, fuss, gripe, grumble, howl, moan, repine, wail, whimper, yowl |
| Main Entry: | yowl |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | long, loud animate sound |
| Synonyms: | bawl, bay, caterwaul, cry, holler*, howl, mewl, scream, screech, squall, squeal, ululate, wail, whine, yell, yelp, yip |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | croon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sing |
| Synonyms: | bellow, hum, lull, murmur, roar, wail |
| Main Entry: | ululate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | howl |
| Synonyms: | bark, bawl, bay, bellow, blubber, clamor, groan, growl, hoot, keen, lament, moan, outcry, quest, roar*, scream, shout, shriek, wail, weep, whimper, whine, yell, yelp, yip, yowl |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ululation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | howl |
| Synonyms: | bark, bawl, bay, bellow, blubber, clamor, groan, growl, hoot, keen, lament, moan, outcry, quest, roar*, scream, shout, shriek, ululate, wail, weep, whimper, whine, yell, yelp, yip, yowl |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Main Entry: | cry |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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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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| Concept: | [Animal sounds] Ululation. |
| Category: | 2. Sensation; special sensation; sound; specific sounds |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
cry; crying; bowwow, ululation, latration, belling; reboation; woodnote; insect cry, fritiniancy, drone; screech owl; cuckoo.
-verbs
cry, roar, bellow, blare, rebellow., [specific animal sounds] bark [dog, seal]; yelp [dog]; bay, bay at the moon [dog, wolf]; yap, growl, yarr, yawl, snarl, howl [dog, wolf]; grunt, gruntle; snort [pig, hog, swine, horse]; squeak [swine, mouse]; neigh [horse]; bray [donkey, mule, hinny, ass]; mew, mewl [kitten]; meow [cat]; purr [cat]; caterwaul, pule [cats]; bleat [lamb]; low, moo [cow, cattle]; troat, croak, peep [frog]; coo [dove, pigeon]; gobble [turkeys]; quack [duck]; gaggle, guggle [goose]; crow, caw, screech, [crow]; cackle, cluck, clack [hen, rooster, poultry]; chuck, chuckle; chirp, cheep, chirrup, twitter, cuckoo; hum , buzz; hiss [snakes, geese]; blatter.
-adjectives
crying; blatant, latrant, remugient, mugient; deep-mouthed, full-mouthed; rebellowing, reboant.
-adverbs
in full cry.
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