sound+loudly

  • 41shrill — [[t]ʃrɪl[/t]] adj. er, est, v. n. adv. 1) high pitched and piercing: a shrill cry[/ex] 2) producing or marked by shrill sound 3) immoderate; strident 4) marked by great intensity: shrill incandescent light[/ex] 5) to cry shrilly 6) a shrill sound …

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  • 42skirl — /skɜl/ (say skerl) Chiefly Scottish –verb (i) 1. to sound loudly and shrilly (used especially of the bagpipes). 2. to shriek. –verb (t) 3. to play (the bagpipes, etc.). –noun 4. the sound of the bagpipes. 5. a shrill sound. {metathetic variant of …

  • 43blare — /blair/, v., blared, blaring, n. v.i. 1. to emit a loud, raucous sound: The trumpets blared as the procession got under way. v.t. 2. to sound loudly; proclaim noisily: We sat there horrified as the radio blared the awful news. n. 3. a loud,… …

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  • 44sciellan — wv/t1a to resound, sound loudly, cause to sound …

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  • 45scrallettan — 2 wv/i1b to sound loudly, to make a loud sound …

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  • 46shrill — late 14c., schrylle high pitched, piercing (of the voice), probably related to O.E. scralletan to sound loudly, of imitative origin (Cf. Low Ger. schrell, Ger. schrill piercing, shrill ). The verb sense of to sound shrilly is recorded from c.1300 …

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  • 47blare — I. n. Blast, peal, clang, clangor. II. v. n. Blow, peal, sound loudly. III. v. a. Sound forth, blazon, proclaim, trumpet …

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  • 48blare — [[t]blɛər[/t]] v. blared, blar•ing, n. 1) to emit a loud, raucous sound; blast 2) to sound loudly; proclaim noisily: a radio blaring rock music[/ex] 3) clamor 4) glaring intensity of light or color 5) fanfare; ostentation; flamboyance • Etymology …

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  • 49blare — [c]/blɛə / (say blair) verb (blared, blaring) –verb (i) 1. to emit a loud raucous sound. –verb (t) 2. to sound loudly; proclaim noisily. –noun 3. a loud raucous noise. 4. glaring intensity of colour. {Middle English blaren, from Middle Dutch} …

  • 50blare — ► VERB ▪ sound loudly and harshly. ► NOUN ▪ a loud, harsh sound. ORIGIN Dutch or Low German blaren …

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