set the teeth on edge, corcher les oreilles[Fr]; pierce the ears,
split the ears, split the head; offend the ear, grate upon the ear, jar upon the ear.
Adj. creaking &c. v.; stridulous[obs3], harsh, coarse, hoarse,
horrisonous|, rough, gruff, grum[obs3], sepulchral, hollow.
sharp, high, acute, shrill; trumpet-toned; piercing, ear-piercing,
high-pitched, high-toned; cracked; discordant &c. 414; cacophonous.
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#411. Cry. —
N. cry &c. v.; voice &c. (human) 580; hubbub; bark
&c.
(animal) 412.
vociferation, outcry,
hullabaloo, chorus, clamor, hue and cry, plaint;
lungs; stentor.
V. cry, roar, shout,
bawl, brawl, halloo, halloa, hoop, whoop, yell,
bellow, howl, scream, screech, screak[obs3], shriek,
shrill, squeak, squeal, squall, whine, pule, pipe,
yaup[obs3].
cheer; hoot; grumble,
moan, groan.
snore, snort; grunt &c. (animal sounds) 412.
vociferate; raise up
the voice, lift up the voice; call out, sing out,
cry out; exclaim; rend the air; thunder at the top
of one’s voice, shout at the top of one’s
voice, shout at the pitch of one’s breath, thunder
at the pitch of one’s breath; s’gosiller;
strain the throat, strain the voice, strain the lungs;
give a cry &c.
Adj. crying &c. v.;
clamant[obs3], clamorous; vociferous; stentorian
&c. (loud) 404; open-mouthed.
#412. [Animal sounds.]
Ululation. — N. cry &c. v.; crying &c. v.;
bowwow, ululation, latration[obs3], belling; reboation[obs3];
wood-note; insect cry, fritiniancy|, drone; screech
owl; cuckoo.
wailing (lamentation)
839.
V. cry, roar, bellow,
blare, rebellow[obs3]; growl, snarl.
[specific animal sounds]
bark [dog, seal]; bow-wow, yelp [dog]; bay,
bay at the moon [dog, wolf]; yap, yip, yipe, growl,
yarr|, yawl, snarl, howl [dog, wolf]; grunt, gruntle[obs3];
snort [pig, hog, swine, horse]; squeak [swine, mouse];
neigh, whinny [horse]; bray [donkey, mule, hinny,
ass]; mew, mewl [kitten]; meow [cat]; purr [cat]; caterwaul,
pule [cats]; baa[obs3], bleat [lamb]; low, moo [cow,
cattle]; troat[obs3], croak, peep [frog]; coo [dove,
pigeon]; gobble [turkeys]; quack [duck]; honk, gaggle,
guggle [obs3][goose]; crow, caw, squawk, screech, [crow];
cackle, cluck, clack [hen, rooster, poultry]; chuck,
chuckle; hoot, hoo [owl]; chirp, cheep, chirrup, twitter,
cuckoo, warble, trill, tweet, pipe, whistle [small
birds]; hum [insects, hummingbird]; buzz [flying insects,
bugs]; hiss [snakes, geese]; blatter[obs3]; ratatat
[woodpecker].
Adj. crying &c. v.;
blatant, latrant[obs3], remugient[obs3],
mugient[obs3]; deep-mouthed, full-mouthed; rebellowing[obs3],
reboant[obs3].
Adv. in full cry.
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