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Resound

To sound loudly; as, his voice resounded far.

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Manner of action 25

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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Reecho 76% connected

To echo back; to reverberate again; as, the hills reecho the roar of cannon.

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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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Broader term 2

Go 76% connected

Gone.

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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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Dissonance 74% connected

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

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Dissonance 74% connected

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

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Echo 74% connected

A sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear of a listener; repercussion of sound; repetition of a sound.

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Echo 74% connected

A sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear of a listener; repercussion of sound; repetition of a sound.

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Noise 74% connected

Sound of any kind.

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Noise 74% connected

Sound of any kind.

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Synonym 4

Echo 92% connected

A sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear of a listener; repercussion of sound; repetition of a sound.

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Noise 92% connected

Sound of any kind.

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Reverberate 92% connected

Reverberant.

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Ring 92% connected

To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic body; as, to ring a bell.

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