Harsh+sound

  • 111strid — en, or, ul (L). Creak, make a harsh sound …

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  • 112cacophony — n. 1. Discord, jarring, jar, harsh sound. 2. (Rhet.) Inharmonious phraseology, discordant diction …

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  • 113stridor — n. [L.] Grating, creaking, jarring, harsh sound …

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  • 114groan — n 1. sigh, moan, murmur, mutter, grumble, grunt, grouse, complaint, gripe, Sl. bitch; yapping, Inf. yammering, whine, whimper, sob, blubbering, sniveling, sniffling; cry, crying, weeping, wailing, wail, ululation, bleat; bawling, vociferation,… …

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  • 115dissonance — dis•so•nance [[t]ˈdɪs ə nəns[/t]] n. 1) inharmonious or harsh sound; discord; cacophony 2) mad an unresolved, discordant musical chord or interval 3) lack of harmony or agreement; incongruity • Etymology: 1565–75; < LL dissonantia=dissonant… …

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  • 116cacophonous — /kæˈkɒfənəs/ (say ka kofuhnuhs) adjective having a harsh sound; discordant …

  • 117cacophony — /kəˈkɒfəni / (say kuh kofuhnee) noun (plural cacophonies) 1. a harsh sound; dissonance. 2. Music frequent use of discords of a harshness and relationship difficult to understand. {New Latin cacophonia, from Greek kakophōnia} …

  • 118dissonance — /ˈdɪsənəns / (say disuhnuhns) noun 1. an inharmonious or harsh sound; discord. 2. Music a simultaneous combination of notes conventionally accepted as being in a state of unrest and needing resolution (opposed to consonance). 3. disagreement or… …

  • 119strident — /ˈstraɪdnt / (say struydnt) adjective making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking. {Latin strīdens, present participle, creaking} –stridence, stridency, noun –stridently, adverb …

  • 120honk — n. & v. n. 1 the cry of a wild goose. 2 the harsh sound of a car horn. v. 1 intr. emit or give a honk. 2 tr. cause to do this. Etymology: imit …

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