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hiss: a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"; make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval; express or utter with a hiss; move with a whooshing sound

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bazoo collapse

boo collapse: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt; show displeasure, as after a performance or speech

burble collapse

catcall collapse: a cry expressing disapproval; utter catcalls at

nasalization collapse: the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators

sibilation collapse: pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound

gurgle collapse: the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck; utter with a gurgling sound; "`Help,' the stabbing victim gurgled"; make sounds similar to gurgling water; "The baby gurgled with satisfaction when the mother tickled it"

whoosh collapse: gush or squirt out; "Oil whooshed up when the drill hit the well"

effervesce collapse

dysphasia collapse: an impairment of language (especially speech production) that is usually due to brain damage

whish collapse: move with a whishing sound; "The car whished past her"; make a sibilant sound

razz collapse

whistling collapse: the act of whistling a tune; "his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work"

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

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"

sizzling collapse: hot enough to burn with or as if with a hissing sound; "a sizzling steak"; "a sizzling spell of weather"

shush collapse: silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'

squish collapse: the noise of soft mud being walked on; put (a liquid) into a container or another place by means of a squirting action

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"

fizz collapse: an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)

stertor collapse

swish collapse: a brushing or rustling sound

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

falsetto collapse: a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register; artificially high; above the normal voice range; "a falsetto voice"

lisp collapse: a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists; a speech defect that involves pronouncing `s' like voiceless `th' and `z' like voiced `th'; speak with a lisp

outcry collapse

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

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

bird collapse: warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings; the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food; watch and study birds in their natural habitat

sneeze collapse: a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose; exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose; "Pepper makes me sneeze"

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"

plop collapse: the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash; with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green"; drop with the sound of something falling into water; drop something with a plopping sound

jeer collapse: showing your contempt by derision; laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"

effervescence collapse: the process of bubbling as gas escapes

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"

sniffle collapse

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