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Noun
S:
(n)
beep (beep%1:11:00::)
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bleep (bleep%1:11:00::)
(a short high tone produced as a signal or warning)
Verb
S:
(v)
honk (honk%2:39:00::)
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blare (blare%2:39:00::)
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beep (beep%2:39:00::)
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claxon (claxon%2:39:00::)
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toot (toot%2:39:00::)
(make a loud noise)
"The horns of the taxis blared"
direct troponym
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full troponym
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
sound (sound%2:39:00::)
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go (go%2:39:00::)
(make a certain noise or sound)
"She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
S:
(v)
snarl (snarl%2:32:01::)
(make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise)
"Bullets snarled past us"
S:
(v)
whistle (whistle%2:32:01::)
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sing (sing%2:32:00::)
(make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound)
"the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear"
S:
(v)
blow (blow%2:39:01::)
(make a sound as if blown)
"The whistle blew"
S:
(v)
ting (ting%2:39:00::)
(make a light, metallic sound; go `ting')
S:
(v)
make noise (make_noise%2:39:00::)
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resound (resound%2:39:00::)
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noise (noise%2:39:00::)
(emit a noise)
S:
(v)
splat (splat%2:39:00::)
(give off the sound of a bullet flattening on impact)
S:
(v)
twang (twang%2:39:00::)
(sound with a twang)
"the bowstring was twanging"
S:
(v)
clang (clang%2:39:00::)
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clangor (clangor%2:39:01::)
(make a loud noise)
"clanging metal"
S:
(v)
clank (clank%2:39:00::)
(make a clank)
"the train clanked through the village"
S:
(v)
clangor (clangor%2:39:00::)
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clangour (clangour%2:39:00::)
(make a loud resonant noise)
"the alarm clangored throughout the building"
S:
(v)
boom (boom%2:39:01::)
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boom out (boom_out%2:39:00::)
(make a deep hollow sound)
"Her voice booms out the words of the song"
S:
(v)
drum (drum%2:39:00::)
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beat (beat%2:39:00::)
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thrum (thrum%2:39:00::)
(make a rhythmic sound)
"Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"
S:
(v)
rattle (rattle%2:39:00::)
(make short successive sounds)
S:
(v)
tick (tick%2:39:01::)
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ticktock (ticktock%2:39:00::)
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ticktack (ticktack%2:39:00::)
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beat (beat%2:39:01::)
(make a sound like a clock or a timer)
"the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight"
S:
(v)
resonate (resonate%2:39:00::)
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vibrate (vibrate%2:39:00::)
(sound with resonance)
"The sound resonates well in this theater"
S:
(v)
crash (crash%2:39:00::)
(make a sudden loud sound)
"the waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night"
S:
(v)
tweet (tweet%2:39:00::)
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twirp (twirp%2:39:00::)
(make a weak, chirping sound)
"the small bird was tweeting in the tree"
S:
(v)
skirl (skirl%2:39:00::)
(make a shrill, wailing sound)
"skirling bagpipes"
S:
(v)
gurgle (gurgle%2:39:02::)
(make sounds similar to gurgling water)
"The baby gurgled with satisfaction when the mother tickled it"
S:
(v)
glug (glug%2:39:00::)
(make a gurgling sound as of liquid issuing from a bottle)
"the wine bottles glugged"
S:
(v)
blow (blow%2:39:05::)
(sound by having air expelled through a tube)
"The trumpets blew"
S:
(v)
whish (whish%2:39:00::)
(make a sibilant sound)
S:
(v)
guggle (guggle%2:39:01::)
(make a sound like a liquid that is being poured from a bottle)
S:
(v)
ping (ping%2:39:00::)
(make a short high-pitched sound)
"the bullet pinged when they struck the car"
S:
(v)
pink (pink%2:39:03::)
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ping (ping%2:39:01::)
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knock (knock%2:39:01::)
(sound like a car engine that is firing too early)
"the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded"
S:
(v)
trump (trump%2:39:00::)
(produce a sound as if from a trumpet)
S:
(v)
squelch (squelch%2:39:00::)
(make a sucking sound)
S:
(v)
chug (chug%2:39:00::)
(make a dull, explosive sound)
"the engine chugged down the street"
S:
(v)
ring (ring%2:39:00::)
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peal (peal%2:39:01::)
(sound loudly and sonorously)
"the bells rang"
S:
(v)
buzz (buzz%2:39:00::)
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bombinate (bombinate%2:39:00::)
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bombilate (bombilate%2:39:00::)
(make a buzzing sound)
"bees were buzzing around the hive"
S:
(v)
chime (chime%2:39:00::)
(emit a sound)
"bells and gongs chimed"
S:
(v)
rustle (rustle%2:39:00::)
(make a dry crackling sound)
"rustling silk"; "the dry leaves were rustling in the breeze"
S:
(v)
snap (snap%2:39:00::)
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crack (crack%2:39:00::)
(make a sharp sound)
"his fingers snapped"
S:
(v)
crack (crack%2:39:01::)
(make a very sharp explosive sound)
"His gun cracked"
S:
(v)
honk (honk%2:39:00::)
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blare (blare%2:39:00::)
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beep (beep%2:39:00::)
,
claxon (claxon%2:39:00::)
,
toot (toot%2:39:00::)
(make a loud noise)
"The horns of the taxis blared"
S:
(v)
whistle (whistle%2:39:00::)
(make whistling sounds)
"He lay there, snoring and whistling"
S:
(v)
resound (resound%2:39:01::)
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echo (echo%2:39:00::)
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ring (ring%2:39:04::)
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reverberate (reverberate%2:39:00::)
(ring or echo with sound)
"the hall resounded with laughter"
S:
(v)
thud (thud%2:39:00::)
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thump (thump%2:39:00::)
(make a dull sound)
"the knocker thudded against the front door"
S:
(v)
clop (clop%2:39:00::)
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clump (clump%2:39:00::)
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clunk (clunk%2:39:00::)
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plunk (plunk%2:39:00::)
(make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground)
S:
(v)
patter (patter%2:39:00::)
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pitter-patter (pitter-patter%2:39:00::)
(make light, rapid and repeated sounds)
"gently pattering rain"
S:
(v)
tap (tap%2:39:01::)
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rap (rap%2:39:00::)
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knock (knock%2:39:00::)
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pink (pink%2:39:00::)
(make light, repeated taps on a surface)
"he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
S:
(v)
click (click%2:39:00::)
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tick (tick%2:39:00::)
(make a clicking or ticking sound)
"The clock ticked away"
S:
(v)
chatter (chatter%2:39:00::)
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click (click%2:39:01::)
(click repeatedly or uncontrollably)
"Chattering teeth"
S:
(v)
pop (pop%2:39:00::)
(make a sharp explosive noise)
"The cork of the champagne bottle popped"
S:
(v)
tinkle (tinkle%2:39:00::)
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tink (tink%2:39:00::)
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clink (clink%2:39:00::)
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chink (chink%2:39:00::)
(make or emit a high sound)
"tinkling bells"
S:
(v)
splash (splash%2:39:00::)
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splosh (splosh%2:39:00::)
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slosh (slosh%2:39:00::)
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slush (slush%2:39:00::)
(make a splashing sound)
"water was splashing on the floor"
S:
(v)
hum (hum%2:39:00::)
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thrum (thrum%2:39:01::)
(sound with a monotonous hum)
S:
(v)
bleep (bleep%2:39:00::)
(emit a single short high-pitched signal)
"The computer bleeped away"
S:
(v)
rumble (rumble%2:39:00::)
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grumble (grumble%2:39:00::)
(make a low noise)
"rumbling thunder"
S:
(v)
boom (boom%2:39:00::)
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din (din%2:39:00::)
(make a resonant sound, like artillery)
"His deep voice boomed through the hall"
S:
(v)
bang (bang%2:39:00::)
(to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound)
"One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed"
S:
(v)
ripple (ripple%2:39:00::)
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babble (babble%2:39:00::)
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guggle (guggle%2:39:00::)
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burble (burble%2:39:00::)
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bubble (bubble%2:39:00::)
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gurgle (gurgle%2:39:00::)
(flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise)
"babbling brooks"
S:
(v)
lap (lap%2:39:00::)
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swish (swish%2:39:00::)
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swosh (swosh%2:39:00::)
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swoosh (swoosh%2:39:00::)
(move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound)
"The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"; "The curtain swooshed open"
S:
(v)
drone (drone%2:39:00::)
(make a monotonous low dull sound)
"The harmonium was droning on"
S:
(v)
whizz (whizz%2:39:00::)
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whiz (whiz%2:39:00::)
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whirr (whirr%2:39:00::)
,
whir (whir%2:39:00::)
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birr (birr%2:39:00::)
,
purr (purr%2:39:00::)
(make a soft swishing sound)
"the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred"
S:
(v)
roll (roll%2:39:00::)
(emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound)
"The thunder rolled"; "rolling drums"
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
beep (beep%2:32:01::)
(call, summon, or alert with a beeper)