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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | yell in a loud and high-pitched manner |
| Synonyms: | bleat, cheep, creak, grate, howl, peep, rasp, scream, scream bloody murder, screech, shout, shriek, shrill, squawk, wail, yelp, yip, yowl |
| Main Entry: | whine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complain, cry |
| Synonyms: | bellyache, carp, drone, fuss, gripe, grouse, grumble, howl, kick, mewl, moan, murmur, pule, repine, snivel, sob, wail, whimper, yowl |
| Main Entry: | blubber |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cry |
| Synonyms: | blub, fat, flab, flitch, nettle, seethe, sob, swell, swollen, thick, wail, weep, whale, whimper, whine |
| Main Entry: | yammer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | whine |
| Synonyms: | bellyache, carp, complain, fuss, gripe, grumble, howl, moan, repine, wail, whimper, yowl |
| Main Entry: | yell |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | loud communication |
| Synonyms: | bawl, bellow, call, cheer, complain, cry, holler*, hoot, howl, lament, roar, scream, screech, shout, shriek, shrill, squawk, squeal, ululate, vociferate, wail, weep, whoop, yap, yelp, yip |
| Antonyms: | whisper |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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
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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