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shout
A loud cry.
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  1. A loud cry.
  2. (Austral., N.Z., Informal) One's turn to buy a round of drinks, etc.
  3. A loud cry or call
exclamation
The act of exclaiming; sudden, vehement utterance; outcry
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  1. The act of exclaiming; sudden, vehement utterance; outcry
  2. An abrupt, forceful utterance:
  3. Something exclaimed; exclamatory word or phrase; interjection
clamor
A vehement expression of discontent or protest:
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  1. A vehement expression of discontent or protest:
  2. A loud, sustained noise
  3. A vehement, continued expression of the general feeling or of public opinion; loud demand or complaint
outcry
A strong protest or objection:
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  1. A strong protest or objection:
  2. A loud cry or clamor.
  3. A loud cry or uproar
call
A sound or an instrument made to imitate such a cry, used as a lure:
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  1. A sound or an instrument made to imitate such a cry, used as a lure:
  2. Need or occasion:
  3. A roll call.
scream
(Informal) One that is hilariously or ridiculously funny:
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  1. (Informal) One that is hilariously or ridiculously funny:
  2. Any shrill, piercing sound
  3. (Informal) A person or thing considered hilariously funny
shriek
A shrill, often frantic cry.
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  1. A shrill, often frantic cry.
  2. A loud, piercing cry or sound
yell
A cheer uttered or chanted in unison.
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  1. A cheer uttered or chanted in unison.
  2. A loud outcry or shout; shriek; scream
  3. A loud cry; a shout.
whoop
A loud shout, cry, or noise
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  1. A loud shout, cry, or noise
  2. A shrill and prolonged cry, as of excitement, exultation, ferocity, etc.
  3. The gasping sound marking the convulsive intake of air that immediately follows a fit of coughing in whooping cough
yawp
Loud or coarse talk
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  1. Loud or coarse talk
  2. The act or sound of yawping
  3. Loud or coarse talk or utterance:
squall
A harsh, shrill cry or loud scream
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  1. A harsh, shrill cry or loud scream
  2. A sudden storm, as found in a squall line. Often a nautical usage.
  3. A brief, sudden, violent windstorm, often accompanied by rain or snow. A squall is said to occur if a wind having a sustained speed of 40 km (25 mi) per hour lasts at least 1 minute and then decreases rapidly.
yammer
The act of yammering.
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  1. The act of yammering.
  2. The act of yammering, or something yammered
groan
A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
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  1. A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
  2. The sound made in groaning.
moan
A complaint:
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  1. A complaint:
  2. A similar sound:
  3. Any nonvocal sound like this
bellow
The roar of a large animal, such as a bull.
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  1. The roar of a large animal, such as a bull.
  2. A very loud utterance or other sound.
howl
(Slang) Something uproariously funny or absurd.
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  1. (Slang) Something uproariously funny or absurd.
  2. Any similar sound
  3. A loud derisive call:
wail
The act of wailing
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  1. The act of wailing
  2. A long, loud, high-pitched sound:
  3. A sound like this
bawl
An outcry; bellow
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  1. An outcry; bellow
  2. A noisy weeping
  3. A loud, bellowing cry; a wail.
holler
(Southern US, Appalachia) Alternative form of hollow (small valley between mountains).
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  1. (Southern US, Appalachia) Alternative form of hollow (small valley between mountains).
  2. A working song sung by U.S. black field hands
  3. A yell or shout; a call.
uproar
An impassioned protest or heated controversy:
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  1. An impassioned protest or heated controversy:
  2. Loud, confused noise; din
  3. Violent disturbance or commotion, esp. one accompanied by loud, confused noise, as of shouting; tumult
acclamation
A shout or salute of enthusiastic approval.
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  1. A shout or salute of enthusiastic approval.
  2. A vote by voice; esp., an enthusiastic approving vote without an actual count
  3. An oral vote, especially an enthusiastic vote of approval taken without formal ballot:
roar
A loud prolonged noise, such as that produced by waves.
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  1. A loud prolonged noise, such as that produced by waves.
  2. A loud noise, as that made by crashing waves, a storm, a motor, etc.; din
  3. A loud, deep, rumbling sound, as of a lion or bull, a person in pain, a cheering crowd, etc.
battle cry
A rallying cry uttered in combat, especially while attacking.
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  1. A rallying cry uttered in combat, especially while attacking.
  2. A cry or slogan used to encourage those in a battle, struggle, contest, etc.
  3. (Idiomatic) By extension, a strong motto or purpose statement, especially in regards to winning a goal in sports, games or work.
war cry
A cry uttered by combatants as they attack; a battle cry.
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  1. A cry uttered by combatants as they attack; a battle cry.
  2. A phrase or slogan adopted by a party in any conflict, contest, election, etc.
  3. A phrase or slogan used to rally people to a cause.
halloo
A shout of halloo
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  1. A shout of halloo
  2. A shout or call of “halloo.”
hurrah
An instance of shouting “hurrah”
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  1. An instance of shouting “hurrah”
  2. Excitement, tumult, commotion, etc.
  3. A cheer; a cry of hurrah!.
hullabaloo
Loud noise and confusion; hubbub
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  1. Loud noise and confusion; hubbub
  2. A loud noise or a condition of noisy confusion.
cheer
Lightness of spirits or mood; gaiety or joy:
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  1. Lightness of spirits or mood; gaiety or joy:
  2. Anything that comforts or gladdens one; encouragement
  3. A jingle, rallying cry, etc. shouted in unison in rooting for a team
huzza
Alternative spelling of huzzah.
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  1. Alternative spelling of huzzah.
howl
A loud derisive call:
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  1. A loud derisive call:
  2. Any similar sound
  3. A long, loud, wailing cry of a wolf, dog, etc.
hoot
A small particle
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  1. A small particle
  2. (US, slang) A fun event or person. (See hootenanny)
  3. A sound suggesting the cry of an owl, especially the sound of a horn.
wail
A loud, bitter protest:
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  1. A loud, bitter protest:
  2. A sound like this
  3. A long, loud, high-pitched sound:
grunt
(New England) A dessert made by stewing fruit topped with pieces of biscuit dough, which steam as the fruit cooks.
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  1. (New England) A dessert made by stewing fruit topped with pieces of biscuit dough, which steam as the fruit cooks.
  2. Any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes of the family Haemulidae that produce a grunting sound by rubbing together their pharyngeal teeth.
  3. A deep guttural sound.
screech
A high-pitched, strident cry.
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  1. A high-pitched, strident cry.
  2. A sound suggestive of this cry:
mewling
A sound that mewls.
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  1. A sound that mewls.
bark
(Old Poet.) Any boat, esp. a small sailing boat
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  1. (Old Poet.) Any boat, esp. a small sailing boat
  2. The tough outer covering of the woody stems and roots of trees, shrubs, and other woody plants. It includes all tissues outside the vascular cambium.
  3. The protective outer covering of the trunk, branches, and roots of trees and other woody plants. Bark includes all tissues outside the vascular cambium. In older trees, bark is usually divided into inner bark, consisting of living phloem, and outer bark, consisting of the periderm (the phelloderm, cork cambium, and cork) and all the tissues outside it. The outer bark is mainly dead tissue that protects the tree from heat, cold, insects, and other dangers. The appearance of bark varies according to the manner in which the periderm forms, as in broken layers or smoother rings. Bark also has lenticels, porous corky areas that allow for the exchange of water vapor and gases with the interior living tissues.
squawk
A noisy complaint.
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  1. A noisy complaint.
  2. A loud, harsh cry
  3. (Informal) A loud, raucous complaint or protest
squeak
A short shrill cry or sound, such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge.
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  1. A short shrill cry or sound, such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge.
  2. A short, high-pitched sound, as of two objects rubbing together, or the calls of small animals.
  3. A thin, sharp, usually short sound or cry
squeal
A high-pitched sound, as a scream of a child, or noisy worn-down brake pads.
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  1. A high-pitched sound, as a scream of a child, or noisy worn-down brake pads.
  2. A long, shrill cry or sound
  3. A loud, shrill cry or sound:
yelp
An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.
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  1. An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.
  2. A short, sharp cry or bark.
  3. A type of emergency vehicle siren sounding quicker and more intense than the wail siren-sound.
meow
(Informal) A malicious, spiteful comment.
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  1. (Informal) A malicious, spiteful comment.
  2. The cry of a cat.
  3. The characteristic vocal sound made by a cat
whinny
A gentle neigh.
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  1. A gentle neigh.
  2. The sound made in whinnying; a neigh.
  3. The whinnying of a horse, or a similar sound
neigh
This cry; a whinny
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  1. This cry; a whinny
  2. The cry of a horse.
  3. The long, high-pitched sound made by a horse.
bray
The loud, harsh cry of a donkey.
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  1. The loud, harsh cry of a donkey.
  2. The loud, harsh cry of a donkey, or a sound like this
  3. A sound resembling that of a donkey:
nicker
(Brit., Slang) One pound sterling
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  1. (Brit., Slang) One pound sterling
  2. A soft neighing sound characteristic of a horse.
moo
An object-oriented MUD.
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  1. An object-oriented MUD.
  2. The lowing of a cow or a similar sound.
  3. The characteristic vocal sound made by a cow; lowing sound
bleat
Any sound or utterance like this
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  1. Any sound or utterance like this
  2. The characteristic cry of a goat or sheep.
  3. A sound similar to this cry.
chatter
One who chats
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  1. One who chats
  2. The sharp, rapid sounds made by some birds and animals.
  3. A series of quick rattling or clicking sounds.
bay
A body of water partially enclosed by land but with a wide mouth, affording access to the sea:
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  1. A body of water partially enclosed by land but with a wide mouth, affording access to the sea:
  2. A section or compartment, as in a service station, barn, or aircraft, that is set off for a specific purpose:
  3. Sick bay
cluck
The sound of clucking
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  1. The sound of clucking
  2. The characteristic sound made by a hen when brooding or calling its chicks.
  3. A sound similar to this.
crow
Any of a genus (Corvus) of large, nonmigratory corvids with glossy black plumage and a typical harsh call, including the raven, rook, and jackdaw
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  1. Any of a genus (Corvus) of large, nonmigratory corvids with glossy black plumage and a typical harsh call, including the raven, rook, and jackdaw
  2. Any of several large glossy black birds of the genus Corvus, having a characteristic raucous call, especially C. brachyrhynchos of North America.
  3. A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting an area of the northern Great Plains between the Platte and Yellowstone Rivers, now located in southeast Montana. The Crow became nomadic buffalo hunters after migrating west from the Missouri River in North Dakota in the 18th century.
whine
A complaint uttered in a sustained, high-pitched tone:
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  1. A complaint uttered in a sustained, high-pitched tone:
  2. The act or sound of whining
  3. A whining sound:
pipe
A long tube of clay, concrete, metal, plastic, etc., for conveying water, gas, oil, etc. or for use in construction
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  1. A long tube of clay, concrete, metal, plastic, etc., for conveying water, gas, oil, etc. or for use in construction
  2. A hollow cylinder or cone, as of reed, straw, wood, or metal, in which air vibrates to produce a musical sound, as in an organ or wind instrument
  3. One of the vertical veins of eruptive origin in which diamonds are found in South Africa.
trill
A sound so produced
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  1. A sound so produced
  2. (Phonet.) A rapid vibration of the tongue or uvula, as in pronouncing the sounds represented by r in some languages
  3. (Linguistics) A rapid vibration of one speech organ against another, as of the tongue against the alveolar ridge in Spanish rr.
twitter
The light chirping sound made by certain birds.
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  1. The light chirping sound made by certain birds.
  2. A similar sound, especially light, tremulous speech or laughter.
  3. The sound of a succession of chirps as uttered by birds.
tweet
The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle.
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  1. The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle.
  2. A message posted on Twitter. Tweets are limited to 140 characters.
  3. The thin, chirping sound of a small bird
quack
A fraudulent healer or incompetent professional, especially a doctor of medicine; an impostor who claims to have qualifications to practice medicine.
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  1. A fraudulent healer or incompetent professional, especially a doctor of medicine; an impostor who claims to have qualifications to practice medicine.
  2. Any person who pretends to have knowledge or skill in a particular field; charlatan
  3. The characteristic sound uttered by a duck.
clack
A device that makes such sounds
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  1. A device that makes such sounds
  2. Something that makes a clacking sound.
  3. A sudden, sharp sound
cackle
The act or sound of cackling.
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  1. The act or sound of cackling.
  2. A laugh resembling the cry of a hen or goose.
  3. The cry of a hen or goose, especially when laying an egg
caw
The harsh, strident cry of a crow or raven
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  1. The harsh, strident cry of a crow or raven
  2. The hoarse raucous sound that is characteristic of a crow or similar bird.
bellow
The roar of a large animal, such as a bull.
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  1. The roar of a large animal, such as a bull.
  2. A very loud utterance or other sound.
whistle
A device for making whistling sounds by means of forced air or steam:
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  1. A device for making whistling sounds by means of forced air or steam:
  2. A sound produced by a whistling device or by whistling through the lips.
  3. A small wind instrument for making whistling sounds by means of the breath.
gobble
The guttural, chortling sound of a male turkey.
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  1. The guttural, chortling sound of a male turkey.
  2. The characteristic throaty sound made by a male turkey
hiss
A high-pitched sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
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  1. A high-pitched sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
  2. An expression of disapproval, contempt, or dissatisfaction conveyed by use of this sound.
  3. A sharp sibilant sound similar to a sustained s.
growl
The act or sound of growling
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  1. The act or sound of growling
  2. The low, guttural, menacing sound made by an animal:
  3. (Jazz) A low, rough, husky, often muted sound produced on a trumpet, trombone, etc.
roar
A loud prolonged noise, such as that produced by waves.
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  1. A loud prolonged noise, such as that produced by waves.
  2. A loud, deep, rumbling sound, as of a lion or bull, a person in pain, a cheering crowd, etc.
  3. The loud deep cry of a wild animal, especially a lion or other wild cat.
shriek
A loud, piercing cry or sound
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  1. A loud, piercing cry or sound
  2. A shrill, often frantic cry.
lamentation
The act of lamenting; outward expression of grief; esp., a weeping or wailing
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  1. The act of lamenting; outward expression of grief; esp., a weeping or wailing
  2. A lament.
lament
A song or poem expressing deep grief or mourning.
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  1. A song or poem expressing deep grief or mourning.
  2. A feeling or expression of grief; a lamentation.
  3. A literary or musical composition, as an elegy or dirge, mourning some death or calamity
weeping
The act of one who or that which weeps
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  1. The act of one who or that which weeps
  2. Action of the verb to weep.
bewailing
The act of one who bewails something.
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  1. The act of one who bewails something.
wailing
A loud drawn out scream and howl.
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  1. A loud drawn out scream and howl.
bawl
An outcry; bellow
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  1. An outcry; bellow
  2. A loud, bellowing cry; a wail.
  3. A noisy weeping
sorrowing
The act of feeling sorrow.
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  1. The act of feeling sorrow.
mourning
Black clothes, drapery, etc. worn or displayed as a conventional sign of grief for the dead
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  1. Black clothes, drapery, etc. worn or displayed as a conventional sign of grief for the dead
  2. The actions or feelings of one who mourns; specif., the expression of grief at someone's death
  3. The period during which a death is mourned.
whimpering
The sound of one who whimpers; a whimper; a feeble complaint.
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  1. The sound of one who whimpers; a whimper; a feeble complaint.
plaint
A complaint or grievance
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  1. A complaint or grievance
  2. An utterance of grief or sorrow; a lamentation.
  3. (Old Poet.) Lamentation; lament
weep
To emit or run with drops of liquid:
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  1. To emit or run with drops of liquid:
  2. To express grief or anguish for; lament:
  3. To manifest or give expression to a strong emotion, usually grief or sorrow, by crying, wailing, or, esp., shedding tears
sob
To put or bring (oneself) into a specified condition by sobbing:
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  1. To put or bring (oneself) into a specified condition by sobbing:
  2. To weep aloud with convulsive gasping; cry uncontrollably.
  3. To bring (oneself) into a given state, esp. sleep, by sobbing
wail
(Obsolete) To choose; to select.
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  1. (Obsolete) To choose; to select.
  2. To cry out in mourning or lamentation
  3. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
whimper
To cry or sob with soft intermittent sounds; whine.
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  1. To cry or sob with soft intermittent sounds; whine.
  2. To utter or say with a whimper
  3. To complain.
snivel
To cry and sniffle
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  1. To cry and sniffle
  2. To fret or complain in a whining, tearful manner
  3. To complain or whine tearfully.
blubber
To utter while crying and sobbing.
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  1. To utter while crying and sobbing.
  2. To weep loudly, like a child
  3. To say while blubbering
moan
To say with a moan
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  1. To say with a moan
  2. To complain, lament, or grieve:
  3. To complain, lament, grieve, etc.
howl
To cry or wail loudly, as in pain, sorrow, or anger.
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  1. To cry or wail loudly, as in pain, sorrow, or anger.
  2. To utter a similar cry of pain, anger, grief, etc.
  3. To shout or laugh in scorn, mirth, etc.
keen
To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry.
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  1. To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry.
  2. To wail in lamentation, especially for the dead.
  3. (Intransitive) To utter a keen.
bawl
To weep and wail loudly
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  1. To weep and wail loudly
  2. To shout or call out noisily; bellow; yell
  3. To cry or sob loudly; wail.
squall
To storm briefly; blow a squall
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  1. To storm briefly; blow a squall
  2. To scream or cry loudly and harshly.
  3. A brief, sudden, violent windstorm, often accompanied by rain or snow. A squall is said to occur if a wind having a sustained speed of 40 km (25 mi) per hour lasts at least 1 minute and then decreases rapidly.
lament
To grieve audibly; wail.
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  1. To grieve audibly; wail.
  2. To regret deeply; deplore:
  3. To feel deep sorrow or express it as by weeping or wailing; mourn; grieve
bewail
To cry over; lament:
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  1. To cry over; lament:
  2. To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for
  3. To wail over or complain about; lament; mourn
bemoan
To moan about or deplore (a loss, grief, etc.); lament
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  1. To moan about or deplore (a loss, grief, etc.); lament
  2. To express disapproval of or regret for; deplore:
  3. To complain about; to be dismayed or worried about something
whine
To make a prolonged, high-pitched sound like this
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  1. To make a prolonged, high-pitched sound like this
  2. To produce a sustained, high-pitched, plaintive sound, as in pain, fear, or complaint.
  3. To complain or protest in a childish or annoying fashion:
complain
To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge; file a complaint.
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  1. To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge; file a complaint.
  2. To find fault; declare annoyance
  3. To claim or express pain, displeasure, etc.
deplore
To regret; bemoan.
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  1. To regret; bemoan.
  2. To regard as unfortunate or wretched
  3. To feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn:
sorrow
To feel or show sorrow; grieve
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  1. To feel or show sorrow; grieve
grieve
To experience or express grief.
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  1. To experience or express grief.
  2. To cause to be sorrowful; distress:
  3. To cause to feel grief; afflict with deep, acute sorrow or distress
fret
To become eaten, corroded, worn, frayed, etc.
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  1. To become eaten, corroded, worn, frayed, etc.
  2. To be worn or eaten away; become corroded.
  3. To ornament with a fret
groan
To utter with a groan or groans
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  1. To utter with a groan or groans
  2. To make a creaking or grating sound, as from great strain
  3. To voice a deep, inarticulate sound, as of pain, grief, or displeasure.
caterwaul
To have a noisy argument.
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  1. To have a noisy argument.
  2. To cry or screech like a cat in heat.
  3. To make a shrill, howling sound like that of a cat at rutting time; screech; wail
burst-into-tears
(Idiomatic) to suddenly start weeping
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  1. (Idiomatic) to suddenly start weeping
ululate
To howl or hoot
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  1. To howl or hoot
  2. To wail or lament loudly
  3. To howl, wail, or lament loudly, especially by alternating rapidly between two high-pitched sounds.
mewl
To cry weakly; whimper.
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  1. To cry weakly; whimper.
  2. To cry weakly, like a baby; whimper or whine
  3. To cry weakly with a soft, high-pitched sound; to whimper; to whine.
pule
To whine; whimper.
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  1. To whine; whimper.
  2. To whimper or whine, as a sick or fretful child does
  3. To whimper or to whine.
sniffle
To weep or whimper lightly with spasmodic congestion of the nose.
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  1. To weep or whimper lightly with spasmodic congestion of the nose.
  2. To sniff repeatedly, as in checking mucus running from the nose
  3. (Intransitive) To make a whimpering or sniffing sound when breathing because of a runny nose.
break down
(Intransitive) to fail, to cease to function
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  1. (Intransitive) to fail, to cease to function
  2. (Ergative, figuratively) to divide into parts to give more details, to provide a more indepth analysis of
  3. (Ergative, figuratively) to render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally
cry-one-s-eyes-out
(Idiomatic) To moan.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To moan.
  2. To weep for an elongated time, or in an excessive manner.
boohoo
(Informal) To weep noisily
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  1. (Informal) To weep noisily
  2. (Intransitive) To cry, weep.
yammer
To talk volubly and often loudly.
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  1. To talk volubly and often loudly.
  2. To utter or say loudly or in a complaining tone.
  3. To whine, whimper, or complain
shout
(Austral., N.Z., Informal) To treat (someone) to (a round of drinks, etc.)
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  1. (Austral., N.Z., Informal) To treat (someone) to (a round of drinks, etc.)
  2. To say with or utter a shout.
  3. To utter a shout; cry out loudly
scream
To laugh loudly or hysterically
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  1. To laugh loudly or hysterically
  2. To utter or say in a screaming voice or in an excited or fearful manner:
  3. To utter with or as with a scream or screams
bellow
To utter loudly or powerfully
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  1. To utter loudly or powerfully
  2. To roar with a powerful, reverberating sound, as a bull does
  3. To utter in a loud, powerful voice.
howl
To utter a similar cry of pain, anger, grief, etc.
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  1. To utter a similar cry of pain, anger, grief, etc.
  2. To utter or emit a long, mournful, plaintive sound.
  3. To shout or laugh in scorn, mirth, etc.
bark
To utter a bark.
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  1. To utter a bark.
  2. To remove bark from (a tree or log).
  3. The protective outer covering of the trunk, branches, and roots of trees and other woody plants. Bark includes all tissues outside the vascular cambium. In older trees, bark is usually divided into inner bark, consisting of living phloem, and outer bark, consisting of the periderm (the phelloderm, cork cambium, and cork) and all the tissues outside it. The outer bark is mainly dead tissue that protects the tree from heat, cold, insects, and other dangers. The appearance of bark varies according to the manner in which the periderm forms, as in broken layers or smoother rings. Bark also has lenticels, porous corky areas that allow for the exchange of water vapor and gases with the interior living tissues.
hoot
To utter the characteristic cry of an owl.
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  1. To utter the characteristic cry of an owl.
  2. To shout down or drive off with jeering cries:
  3. To utter its characteristic hollow sound
scream
To have a startling effect; leave a vivid impression
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  1. To have a startling effect; leave a vivid impression
  2. To utter a long loud piercing cry, as from pain or fear.
  3. To utter or say in a screaming voice or in an excited or fearful manner:
screech
To utter with a screech
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  1. To utter with a screech
  2. To make a sound suggestive of a screech:
  3. To cry out in a high-pitched, strident voice.
squawk
To utter a harsh scream; screech.
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  1. To utter a harsh scream; screech.
  2. (Informal) To complain or protest, esp. in a loud or raucous voice
  3. To utter a loud, harsh cry, as a parrot or chicken does
squeak
To give forth a short, shrill cry or sound.
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  1. To give forth a short, shrill cry or sound.
  2. To speak or sound in a high-pitched manner.
  3. (Intransitive, informal) To win or progress by a narrow margin.
yelp
To cry out sharply, as in pain
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  1. To cry out sharply, as in pain
  2. To utter a short, sharp bark or cry:
  3. To utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise.
yap
To bark sharply or shrilly; yelp.
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  1. To bark sharply or shrilly; yelp.
  2. (Intransitive) Of a small dog, to bark.
  3. An island group and state of the Federated States of Micronesia in the western Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean. Part of a Japanese mandate after 1920, it fell to US forces in 1945. Yap is noted for the large stone disks traditionally used as money by the native population.
grunt
To make a sound like this, as in annoyance, contempt, effort, etc.
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  1. To make a sound like this, as in annoyance, contempt, effort, etc.
  2. To utter a sound similar to a grunt, as in disgust.
  3. To utter or express with a deep guttural sound:
roar
To put, bring, or force into a specified state by roaring:
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  1. To put, bring, or force into a specified state by roaring:
  2. To utter in or express with a loud, deep sound
  3. To move while making a loud noise:
shriek
To utter a shriek.
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  1. To utter a shriek.
  2. To make a loud, sharp, piercing cry or sound, as certain animals, or a person in terror, pain, or laughter; screech
meow
To make the crying sound of a cat.
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  1. To make the crying sound of a cat.
whinny
(Intransitive, of a horse) To make a gentle neigh.
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  1. (Intransitive, of a horse) To make a gentle neigh.
  2. To neigh in a low, gentle, contented way
  3. To neigh, as a horse, especially in a gentle tone.
neigh
To make a sound similar to a horses' cry
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  1. To make a sound similar to a horses' cry
  2. To utter the loud, characteristic cry of a horse; whinny
  3. To utter the characteristic sound of a horse; whinny.
bray
To spread thin, as ink
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  1. To spread thin, as ink
  2. To emit (an utterance or a sound) loudly and harshly.
  3. To spread (ink) thinly over a surface.
nicker
To neigh softly.
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  1. To neigh softly.
  2. To make a soft neighing sound characteristic of a horse.
  3. To utter a low whinnying sound
moo
To make this sound; low
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  1. To make this sound; low
  2. To emit the deep, bellowing sound made by a cow; low.
bleat
To utter in a whining way.
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  1. To utter in a whining way.
  2. To say or express in a bleating voice
  3. To utter a sound similar to this cry, especially a whine.
snarl
To utter or give vent to with a snarl
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  1. To utter or give vent to with a snarl
  2. To growl fiercely, baring the teeth, as a threatening dog does
  3. To speak harshly and sharply, as in anger, impatience, etc.
chatter
To click together rapidly, as the teeth do when the lower jaw trembles from fright or cold
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  1. To click together rapidly, as the teeth do when the lower jaw trembles from fright or cold
  2. To utter a rapid series of short, inarticulate, speechlike sounds:
  3. To utter in a rapid, usually thoughtless way:
bay
To bark or howl in long, deep tones
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  1. To bark or howl in long, deep tones
  2. A body of water partially enclosed by land but having a wide outlet to the sea. A bay is usually smaller than a gulf.
  3. To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay.
cluck
To make a low, sharp, clicking sound, as that of a hen calling her chicks
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  1. To make a low, sharp, clicking sound, as that of a hen calling her chicks
  2. To utter with such a sound
  3. To call by making the characteristic sound of a hen or a similar sound.
crow
To make a sound expressive of well-being or pleasure, as a baby does
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  1. To make a sound expressive of well-being or pleasure, as a baby does
  2. To exult over an accomplishment or piece of good fortune; boast.
  3. To utter the shrill cry characteristic of a rooster.
whine
To complain or beg in a childishly undignified way, as with a whine
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  1. To complain or beg in a childishly undignified way, as with a whine
  2. To complain or protest in a childish or annoying fashion:
  3. To utter a peevish, high-pitched, somewhat nasal sound, as in complaint, distress, or fear
squeal
(Slang) To turn informer; betray an accomplice or secret.
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  1. (Slang) To turn informer; betray an accomplice or secret.
  2. To scream by making a shrill, prolonged sound.
  3. To give forth a loud shrill cry or sound.
yowl
(Intransitive) Utter a yowl.
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  1. (Intransitive) Utter a yowl.
  2. To say or utter with a yowl.
  3. To utter a long loud mournful cry; wail.
pipe
To convey (water, gas, oil, etc.) by means of pipes
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  1. To convey (water, gas, oil, etc.) by means of pipes
  2. To receive aboard or mark the departure of by sounding a boatswain's pipe.
  3. (Naut.) To signal a ship's crew by sounding a boatswain's pipe
trill
To produce or give forth a trill.
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  1. To produce or give forth a trill.
  2. To sound, speak, or play with a trill
  3. To articulate (a sound) with a trill.
coo
To speak gently and lovingly
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  1. To speak gently and lovingly
  2. To express or utter with soft murmuring sounds.
  3. To utter the murmuring sound of a dove or pigeon or a sound resembling it.
whistle
To move, pass, go, etc. with a high, shrill sound, as the wind
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  1. To move, pass, go, etc. with a high, shrill sound, as the wind
  2. To produce a high-pitched sound when moving swiftly through the air:
  3. To produce a clear, shrill, sharp musical sound by passing air over or through an opening:
caw
To make this sound
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  1. To make this sound
  2. To utter such a hoarse raucous sound.
bellow
To utter in a loud, powerful voice.
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  1. To utter in a loud, powerful voice.
  2. To shout in a deep voice.
  3. To roar with a powerful, reverberating sound, as a bull does
quack
To practice or commit quackery.
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  1. To practice or commit quackery.
  2. To utter the characteristic sound or cry of a duck, or a sound like it
  3. To utter the characteristic sound of a duck.
clack
To talk fast, foolishly, etc.; chatter
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  1. To talk fast, foolishly, etc.; chatter
  2. To make a sudden, sharp sound, as by striking two hard substances together
  3. To chatter thoughtlessly or at length.
gabble
To talk rapidly and incoherently; jabber; chatter
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  1. To talk rapidly and incoherently; jabber; chatter
  2. To utter rapid, meaningless sounds, as a goose does
  3. To talk fast, idly, foolishly, or without meaning.
hiss
To make a sound like that of a prolonged s, as of a goose or snake when provoked or alarmed, or of escaping steam, air, etc.
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  1. To make a sound like that of a prolonged s, as of a goose or snake when provoked or alarmed, or of escaping steam, air, etc.
  2. To force or drive by hissing
  3. To utter with a hissing sound.
growl
To speak in an angry or surly manner.
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  1. To speak in an angry or surly manner.
  2. To emit a low guttural sound or utterance.
  3. To rumble, as thunder, cannons, etc.
croak
To talk dismally; foretell evil or misfortune; grumble
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  1. To talk dismally; foretell evil or misfortune; grumble
  2. To utter in a low hoarse sound.
  3. To speak in deep, hoarse tones
cackle
To utter in cackles:
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  1. To utter in cackles:
  2. To laugh or talk in a shrill manner.
  3. (Intransitive) To laugh with a broken sound similar to a hen's cry.
twitter
To talk in a rapid, tremulous manner expressive of agitation, timidity, etc.; chatter
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  1. To talk in a rapid, tremulous manner expressive of agitation, timidity, etc.; chatter
  2. To utter a succession of light chirping or tremulous sounds; chirrup.
  3. (Neologism, Internet) To use the microblogging service Twitter.
tweet
(Intransitive) To make a short high-pitched sound, like that of certain birds.
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  1. (Intransitive) To make a short high-pitched sound, like that of certain birds.
  2. To write a tweet on Twitter.
  3. To utter a weak chirping sound.
bawl
To shout or call out noisily; bellow; yell
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  1. To shout or call out noisily; bellow; yell
  2. To weep and wail loudly
  3. To cry or sob loudly; wail.
blubber
To weep loudly, like a child
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  1. To weep loudly, like a child
  2. To utter while crying and sobbing.
  3. To sob noisily.
howl
To drive or effect by howling
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  1. To drive or effect by howling
  2. To utter a similar cry of pain, anger, grief, etc.
  3. To shout or laugh in scorn, mirth, etc.
keen
To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry.
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  1. To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry.
  2. To wail in lamentation, especially for the dead.
  3. (Intransitive) To utter a keen.
sob
To weep aloud with a catch or break in the voice and short, gasping breaths
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  1. To weep aloud with a catch or break in the voice and short, gasping breaths
  2. To bring (oneself) into a given state, esp. sleep, by sobbing
  3. To weep aloud with convulsive gasping; cry uncontrollably.
wail
(Obsolete) To choose; to select.
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  1. (Obsolete) To choose; to select.
  2. To cry out in mourning or lamentation
  3. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
weep
To weep for; lament; bewail; mourn
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  1. To weep for; lament; bewail; mourn
  2. To emit or run with drops of liquid:
  3. To manifest or give expression to a strong emotion, usually grief or sorrow, by crying, wailing, or, esp., shedding tears
yowl
(Intransitive) Utter a yowl.
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  1. (Intransitive) Utter a yowl.
  2. To utter a long loud mournful cry; wail.
  3. To say or utter with a yowl.
burst out
(Intransitive) To display emotion.
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  1. (Intransitive) To display emotion.
  2. (Intransitive) to speak emotionally or suddenly
  3. (Intransitive, literally) To appear suddenly.
ejaculate
To eject or discharge abruptly, especially to discharge (semen) in orgasm.
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  1. To eject or discharge abruptly, especially to discharge (semen) in orgasm.
  2. To utter suddenly and vehemently; exclaim
  3. To eject a body fluid, especially semen.
exclaim
To cry out suddenly or vehemently, as from surprise or emotion:
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  1. To cry out suddenly or vehemently, as from surprise or emotion:
  2. To express or utter (something) suddenly or vehemently:
  3. To cry out; speak or say suddenly and vehemently, as in surprise, anger, etc.
bawl
To utter in a loud, vehement voice.
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  1. To utter in a loud, vehement voice.
  2. To cry out loudly and vehemently; shout.
  3. To shout or call out noisily; bellow; yell
bellow
To cry out loudly, as in anger or pain
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  1. To cry out loudly, as in anger or pain
  2. To utter in a loud, powerful voice.
  3. To roar with a powerful, reverberating sound, as a bull does
bluster
To blow in loud, violent gusts, as the wind during a storm.
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  1. To blow in loud, violent gusts, as the wind during a storm.
  2. To speak or conduct oneself in a noisy, swaggering, or bullying manner
  3. To say noisily and aggressively
call
To designate; label:
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  1. To designate; label:
  2. To force the sale of (a stock or commodity) by exercising a call option.
  3. To declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee:
clamor
To influence or force by clamoring:
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  1. To influence or force by clamoring:
  2. To make insistent demands or complaints:
  3. To express with, or bring about by, clamor
halloo
(Hunting) To urge on (hounds) by shouting or calling “halloo”
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  1. (Hunting) To urge on (hounds) by shouting or calling “halloo”
  2. To shout or call out in order to attract the attention of (a person)
  3. To call or shout to; to hail.
holler
(Informal) To complain.
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  1. (Informal) To complain.
  2. (Informal) To shout or yell
  3. To shout out (words or phrases).
roar
To breathe with a rasping sound. Used of a horse.
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  1. To breathe with a rasping sound. Used of a horse.
  2. To put, bring, or force into a specified state by roaring:
  3. To talk or laugh loudly and boisterously
shout
To utter a shout; cry out loudly
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  1. To utter a shout; cry out loudly
  2. (Austral., N.Z., Informal) To treat (someone) to (a round of drinks, etc.)
  3. To say with or utter a shout.
vociferate
To utter or shout loudly or vehemently; bawl; clamor
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  1. To utter or shout loudly or vehemently; bawl; clamor
  2. To utter (something) or cry out loudly and vehemently, especially in protest.
whoop
To utter a loud shout or cry.
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  1. To utter a loud shout or cry.
  2. To chase, call, urge on, or drive with a whoop:
  3. To drive, urge on, chase, bring about, etc. with whoops