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Noise

Sound of any kind.

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Narrower term 95

Background 76% connected

Ground in the rear or behind, or in the distance, as opposed to the foreground, or the ground in front.

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Bam 76% connected

An imposition; a cheat; a hoax.

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Bang 76% connected

To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly.

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Banging 76% connected

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Bark 76% connected

To strip the bark from; to peel.

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Blare 76% connected

To sound loudly and somewhat harshly.

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Blaring 76% connected

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Blast 76% connected

A violent gust of wind.

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Boom 76% connected

A long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of extending the bottom of a particular sail; as, the jib boom, the studding-sail boom, etc.

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brouhaha 76% connected

An uproar or commotion

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Cacophony 76% connected

An uncouth or disagreable sound of words, owing to the concurrence of harsh letters or syllables.

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Chatter 76% connected

To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct.

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Chattering 76% connected

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Clack 76% connected

To make a sudden, sharp noise, or a succesion of such noises, as by striking an object, or by collision of parts; to rattle; to click.

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Clamor 76% connected

A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.

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Clang 76% connected

To strike together so as to produce a ringing metallic sound.

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Clangor 76% connected

A sharp, harsh, ringing sound.

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Clank 76% connected

A sharp, brief, ringing sound, made by a collision of metallic or other sonorous bodies; -- usually expressing a duller or less resounding sound than…

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Clap 76% connected

To strike; to slap; to strike, or strike together, with a quick motion, so, as to make a sharp noise; as, to clap one's hands; a clapping of wings.

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Clash 76% connected

To make a noise by striking against something; to dash noisily together.

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Clatter 76% connected

To make a rattling sound by striking hard bodies together; to make a succession of abrupt, rattling sounds.

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Clutter 76% connected

A confused collection; hence, confusion; disorder; as, the room is in a clutter.

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Crack 76% connected

To break or burst, with or without entire separation of the parts; as, to crack glass; to crack nuts.

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Cracking 76% connected

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Crackle 76% connected

To make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate; as, burning thorns crackle.

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Crackling 76% connected

The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.

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Crash 76% connected

To break in pieces violently; to dash together with noise and violence.

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Creak 76% connected

To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances; as, shoes creak.

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Creaking 76% connected

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Crepitation 76% connected

The act of crepitating or crackling.

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Crunch 76% connected

To chew with force and noise; to craunch.

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Din 76% connected

Loud, confused, harsh noise; a loud, continuous, rattling or clanging sound; clamor; roar.

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Eruption 76% connected

The act of breaking out or bursting forth; as: (a) A violent throwing out of flames, lava, etc., as from a volcano of a fissure in the earth's crust.…

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Explosion 76% connected

The act of exploding; detonation; a chemical action which causes the sudden formation of a great volume of expanded gas; as, the explosion of gunpowd…

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Fizzle 76% connected

To make a hissing sound.

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Grate 76% connected

Serving to gratify; agreeable.

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Grinding 76% connected

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Grumble 76% connected

To murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.

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Grumbling 76% connected

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Grunt 76% connected

To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short groan or a deep guttural sound.

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Hiss 76% connected

To make with the mouth a prolonged sound like that of the letter s, by driving the breath between the tongue and the teeth; to make with the mouth a…

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Hissing 76% connected

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Howl 76% connected

To utter a loud, protraced, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.

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Hubbub 76% connected

A loud noise of many confused voices; a tumult; uproar.

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Hum 76% connected

To make a low, prolonged sound, like that of a bee in flight; to drone; to murmur; to buzz; as, a top hums.

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Humming 76% connected

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Hushing 76% connected

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Pant 76% connected

To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.

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Plash 76% connected

A small pool of standing water; a puddle.

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Plump 76% connected

Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, a plump baby; plump cheeks.

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Racket 76% connected

A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together, forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network of catgut or cord is stretched. It…

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Rale 76% connected

An adventitious sound, usually of morbid origin, accompanying the normal respiratory sounds. See Rhonchus.

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Rattle 76% connected

To make a quick succession of sharp, inharmonious noises, as by the collision of hard and not very sonorous bodies shaken together; to clatter.

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Rattling 76% connected

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Report 76% connected

To refer.

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Rhonchus 76% connected

An adventitious whistling or snoring sound heard on auscultation of the chest when the air channels are partially obstructed. By some writers the ter…

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Roar 76% connected

To cry with a full, loud, continued sound.

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Roaring 76% connected

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Rumble 76% connected

To make a low, heavy, continued sound; as, the thunder rumbles at a distance.

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Rumbling 76% connected

a. & n. from Rumble, v. i.

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Rustle 76% connected

To make a quick succession of small sounds, like the rubbing or moving of silk cloth or dry leaves.

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Rustling 76% connected

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Scrape 76% connected

To rub over the surface of (something) with a sharp or rough instrument; to rub over with something that roughens by removing portions of the surface…

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Scraping 76% connected

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Scratch 76% connected

To rub and tear or mark the surface of with something sharp or ragged; to scrape, roughen, or wound slightly by drawing something pointed or rough ac…

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Scratching 76% connected

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Scream 76% connected

To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.

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Screaming 76% connected

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Screech 76% connected

To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek.

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Screeching 76% connected

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Scrunch 76% connected

To scranch; to crunch.

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Shriek 76% connected

To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.

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Shrieking 76% connected

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Shrilling 76% connected

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Sibilation 76% connected

Utterance with a hissing sound; also, the sound itself; a hiss.

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Sizzle 76% connected

To make a hissing sound; to fry, or to dry and shrivel up, with a hissing sound.

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Slam 76% connected

To shut with force and a loud noise; to bang; as, he slammed the door.

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Snap 76% connected

To break at once; to break short, as substances that are brittle.

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Snore 76% connected

To breathe with a rough, hoarse, nasal voice in sleep.

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Spatter 76% connected

To sprinkle with a liquid or with any wet substance, as water, mud, or the like; to make wet of foul spots upon by sprinkling; as, to spatter a coat;…

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Spattering 76% connected

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Splash 76% connected

To strike and dash about, as water, mud, etc.; to plash.

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Splatter 76% connected

To spatter; to splash.

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Splutter 76% connected

To speak hastily and confusedly; to sputter.

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Sputter 76% connected

To spit, or to emit saliva from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking.

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Sputtering 76% connected

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Squawk 76% connected

To utter a shrill, abrupt scream; to squeak harshly.

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Squeak 76% connected

To utter a sharp, shrill cry, usually of short duration; to cry with an acute tone, as an animal; or, to make a sharp, disagreeable noise, as a pipe…

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squish 76% connected

To crush or flatten something, often producing a squelching sound

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Static 76% connected

Alt. of Statical

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Stridulation 76% connected

The act of stridulating.

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Thunder 76% connected

The sound which follows a flash of lightning; the report of a discharge of atmospheric electricity.

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Uproar 76% connected

Great tumult; violent disturbance and noise; noisy confusion; bustle and clamor.

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Whisper 76% connected

To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibratio…

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Whispering 76% connected

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Blare 76% connected

To sound loudly and somewhat harshly.

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Blast 76% connected

A violent gust of wind.

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Clack 76% connected

To make a sudden, sharp noise, or a succesion of such noises, as by striking an object, or by collision of parts; to rattle; to click.

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Clatter 76% connected

To make a rattling sound by striking hard bodies together; to make a succession of abrupt, rattling sounds.

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Crackle 76% connected

To make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate; as, burning thorns crackle.

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Creak 76% connected

To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances; as, shoes creak.

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Crunch 76% connected

To chew with force and noise; to craunch.

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Honk 76% connected

The cry of a wild goose.

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Howl 76% connected

To utter a loud, protraced, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.

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Hum 76% connected

To make a low, prolonged sound, like that of a bee in flight; to drone; to murmur; to buzz; as, a top hums.

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Jangle 76% connected

To sound harshly or discordantly, as bells out of tune.

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Jingle 76% connected

To sound with a fine, sharp, rattling, clinking, or tinkling sound; as, sleigh bells jingle.

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Purl 76% connected

To decorate with fringe or embroidery.

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Racket 76% connected

A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together, forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network of catgut or cord is stretched. It…

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Roar 76% connected

To cry with a full, loud, continued sound.

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Scranch 76% connected

To grind with the teeth, and with a crackling sound; to craunch.

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Screak 76% connected

To utter suddenly a sharp, shrill sound; to screech; to creak, as a door or wheel.

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Scream 76% connected

To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.

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Screech 76% connected

To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek.

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Sizzle 76% connected

To make a hissing sound; to fry, or to dry and shrivel up, with a hissing sound.

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Sough 76% connected

A sow.

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Squeak 76% connected

To utter a sharp, shrill cry, usually of short duration; to cry with an acute tone, as an animal; or, to make a sharp, disagreeable noise, as a pipe…

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Stridulate 76% connected

To make a shrill, creaking noise

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Whine 76% connected

To utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; to moan with a childish noise; to complain, or to tell of sorrow, distress, or the like, in a plaintive, n…

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Call 76% connected

To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.

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Cry 76% connected

To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to pray; to implore.

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Go 76% connected

Gone.

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Incomprehensibility 76% connected

The quality of being incomprehensible, or beyond the reach of human intellect; incomprehensibleness; inconceivability; inexplicability.

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Irregularity 76% connected

The state or quality of being irregular; that which is irregular.

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Outcry 76% connected

A vehement or loud cry; a cry of distress, alarm, opposition, or detestation; clamor.

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Shout 76% connected

To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc.

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Sound 76% connected

The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.

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Trouble 76% connected

To put into confused motion; to disturb; to agitate.

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Vociferation 76% connected

The act of vociferating; violent outcry; vehement utterance of the voice.

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Yell 76% connected

To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror.

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Noisy 74% connected

Making a noise, esp. a loud sound; clamorous; vociferous; turbulent; boisterous; as, the noisy crowd.

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Noisy 74% connected

Making a noise, esp. a loud sound; clamorous; vociferous; turbulent; boisterous; as, the noisy crowd.

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Resonant 74% connected

Returning, or capable of returning, sound; fitted to resound; resounding; echoing back.

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Resonant 74% connected

Returning, or capable of returning, sound; fitted to resound; resounding; echoing back.

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Resound 74% connected

To sound loudly; as, his voice resounded far.

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Resound 74% connected

To sound loudly; as, his voice resounded far.

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Synonym 5

Dissonance 92% connected

A mingling of discordant sounds; an inharmonious combination of sounds; discord.

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Disturbance 92% connected

An interruption of a state of peace or quiet; derangement of the regular course of things; disquiet; disorder; as, a disturbance of religious exercis…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Interference 92% connected

The act or state of interfering; as, the stoppage of a machine by the interference of some of its parts; a meddlesome interference in the business of…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Racket 92% connected

A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together, forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network of catgut or cord is stretched. It…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Resound 92% connected

To sound loudly; as, his voice resounded far.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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