Make+a+harsh+sound

  • 61blare — verb make a loud, harsh sound. noun a loud, harsh sound. Origin ME (in the sense roar, bellow ): from MDu. blaren, bleren, or Low Ger. blaren, of imitative origin …

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  • 62screech — I [[t]skritʃ[/t]] v. i. 1) to utter or make a harsh, shrill cry or sound 2) to utter with a screech 3) a harsh, shrill cry or sound • Etymology: 1550–60; var. of obs. scritch to scream; akin to screak screech′er, n. screech•y, adj. screech•i•er,… …

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  • 63el-4, ol- —     el 4, ol     English meaning: expressive root, onomatopoeic words     Deutsche Übersetzung: Schallwurzel     Material: Arm. aɫmuk “din, fuss, noise, agitation etc.” (*l̥mo ), alavt” k” “ imploration”, olb “lament”, olok” “urgent request”; Gk …

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  • 64clash´ing|ly — clash «klash», noun, verb. –n. 1. a loud, harsh sound like that of two things running into each other, of striking metal, or of bells rung together but not in tune: »He heard the clash of cymbals. 2. Figurative. a) strong disagreement or conflict …

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  • 65clash´er — clash «klash», noun, verb. –n. 1. a loud, harsh sound like that of two things running into each other, of striking metal, or of bells rung together but not in tune: »He heard the clash of cymbals. 2. Figurative. a) strong disagreement or conflict …

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  • 66stri´dent|ly — stri|dent «STRY duhnt», adjective. 1. making or having a harsh sound; creaking; grating; shrill: »The strident voice sounded harsher than ever (Mrs. Humphry Ward). The details make pretty strident reading (Atlantic). SYNONYM(S): piercing. 2. h …

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  • 67stri|dent — «STRY duhnt», adjective. 1. making or having a harsh sound; creaking; grating; shrill: »The strident voice sounded harsher than ever (Mrs. Humphry Ward). The details make pretty strident reading (Atlantic). SYNONYM(S): piercing. 2. h …

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  • 68cough — cougher, n. /kawf, kof/, v.i. 1. to expel air from the lungs suddenly with a harsh noise, often involuntarily. 2. (of an internal combustion engine) to make a similar noise as a result of the failure of one or more cylinders to fire in sequence.… …

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  • 69crash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. collision, shock, smash, shattering; failure, collapse, downfall; burst, blast. See destruction, impulse, loudness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A crashing sound] Syn. clatter, clash, bang; see noise 1 . 2 …

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  • 70cough — [[t]kɔf, kɒf[/t]] v. i. 1) pat to expel air from the lungs suddenly with a harsh noise, often involuntarily 2) aum (of an internal combustion engine) to make a similar noise as a result of the failure of one or more cylinders to fire in sequence… …

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