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cackle collapse: a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle; the sound made by a hen after laying an egg; emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing; squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens; talk or utter in a cackling manner; "The women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine"

cluck collapse: the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks); make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens

tweet collapse: a week chirping sound as of a small bird; make a weak, chirping sound; "the small bird was tweeting in the tree"

gaggle collapse: a flock of geese; make a noise characteristic of a goose; "Cackling geese"

belch collapse: a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth

quack collapse: the harsh sound of a duck; an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice; act as a medical quack or a charlatan; utter quacking noises; "The ducks quacked"

honk collapse: the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this); cry like a goose; "The geese were honking"; use the horn of a car; make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared"

grumble collapse: a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone; to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff"

coo collapse: the sound made by a pigeon; cry softly, as of pigeons; speak softly or lovingly; "The mother who held her baby was cooing softly"

clang collapse: a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells"; make a loud noise; "clanging metal"

peep collapse: appear as though from hiding; "the new moon peeped through the tree tops"; speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice; make high-pitched sounds; of birds; cause to appear; "he peeped his head through the window"; look furtively; "He peeped at the woman through the window"

trill collapse: a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it; the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant `r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula; "he pronounced his R's with a distinct trill"; pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's"

rasp collapse: a coarse file with sharp pointed projections; uttering in an irritated tone; utter in a grating voice; scrape with a rasp

warble collapse: a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly; sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below

groan collapse: an utterance expressing pain or disapproval; indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure; "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"; "The ancient door soughed when opened"

burr collapse: rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting; rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece; United States politician who served as vice president under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836)

twang collapse: exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects); a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string); pronounce with a nasal twang; pluck (strings of an instrument); "He twanged his bow"; twitch or throb with pain; sound with a twang; "the bowstring was twanging"; cause to sound with a twang; "He twanged the guitar string"

gobble collapse: the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock; make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys; eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!"

scold collapse: someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

carol collapse: a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ); joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ; sing carols; "They went caroling on Christmas Day"

cuckoo collapse: any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail; repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call

snore collapse: the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound; the rattling noise produced when snoring; breathe noisily during one's sleep; "she complained that her husband snores"

hoot collapse: a loud raucous cry (as of an owl); to utter a loud clamorous shout; "the toughs and blades of the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play dice, and dance"; utter the characteristic sound of owls

clack collapse: a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated

drum collapse: small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise; a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end; a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids; the sound of a drum; "he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes"; play a percussion instrument; make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"

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