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growl: the sound of growling (as made by animals)

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rumbling collapse

scowl collapse: frown with displeasure

glower collapse: look at with a fixed gaze; "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her"

redden collapse: turn red or redder; "The sky reddened"; make red; "The setting sun reddened the sky"

resounding collapse

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

caw collapse: the sound made by corvine birds; utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens

cannonade collapse: intense and continuous artillery fire; attack with canons or artillery

moan collapse

scrunch collapse: a crunching noise

grouch collapse: a bad-tempered person; show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load"

frown collapse: a facial expression of dislike or displeasure; look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

reverberation collapse

clank collapse: make a clank; "the train clanked through the village"

sibilate collapse: utter a sibilant; pronounce with an initial sibilant

rebound collapse: the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot; a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration; "he is still on the rebound from his wife's death"

exclaim collapse: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"

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"

thundering collapse: extraordinarily big or impressive; "a thundering success"; "the thundering silence of what was left unsaid"; sounding like thunder; "the thundering herd"

grumbling collapse: muttering discontentedly; "the grumbling boarders requested a meeting with the cook"; continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound; "the rumbling rolling sound of thunder"

bellyache collapse

drawl collapse: a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels; lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels"

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"

sob collapse: convulsive gasp made while weeping; weep convulsively; "He was sobbing inconsolably"

grouse collapse: popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet; flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil; hunt grouse

whine collapse: complain whiningly; move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past us"

booming collapse: used of the voice; very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids"

yell collapse: utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine"

wail collapse: cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain"

screech collapse: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"

gnarl collapse: twist into a state of deformity; "The wind has gnarled this old tree"

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

grunt collapse: medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught; the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs; an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker; "infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts"; "he went from grunt to chairman in six years"; issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise; "He grunted his reluctant approval"

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

holler collapse: shout out; "He hollered out to surrender our weapons"

blubber collapse: an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil; utter while crying

yawp collapse: make a raucous noise

yelp collapse: bark in a high-pitched tone; "the puppies yelped"

mumble collapse: a soft indistinct utterance; talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice; grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty; "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food"

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