| emit | | |
| v. (body) | 1. breathe, emit, pass off | expel (gases or odors). |
| ~ belch, burp, eruct, bubble | expel gas from the stomach.; "In China it is polite to burp at the table" |
| ~ force out | emit or cause to move with force of effort.; "force out the air"; "force out the splinter" |
| ~ give forth, emanate, exhale | give out (breath or an odor).; "The chimney exhales a thick smoke" |
| ~ eject, expel, exhaust, release, discharge | eliminate (a substance).; "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas" |
| ~ radiate | send out real or metaphoric rays.; "She radiates happiness" |
| ~ bubble | form, produce, or emit bubbles.; "The soup was bubbling" |
| v. (weather) | 2. emit, give off, give out | give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc..; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits" |
| ~ effuse | give out or emit (also metaphorically).; "The room effuses happiness" |
| ~ shine, reflect | be bright by reflecting or casting light.; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects" |
| ~ spark, sparkle | emit or produce sparks.; "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark" |
| ~ radiate | send out rays or waves.; "The sun radiates heat" |
| ~ scintillate | give off.; "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes" |
| ~ fume, smoke | emit a cloud of fine particles.; "The chimney was fuming" |
| ~ reek | give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc..; "Marshes reeking in the sun" |
| ~ shoot | emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully.; "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth" |
| ~ ray | emit as rays.; "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky" |
| ~ steam | emit steam.; "The rain forest was literally steaming" |
| v. (communication) | 3. emit, let loose, let out, utter | express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words).; "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
| ~ call | utter in a loud voice or announce.; "He called my name"; "The auctioneer called the bids" |
| ~ gibber | chatter inarticulately; of monkeys. |
| ~ crow | express pleasure verbally.; "She crowed with joy" |
| ~ crow | utter shrill sounds.; "The cocks crowed all morning" |
| ~ trumpet | utter in trumpet-like sounds.; "Elephants are trumpeting" |
| ~ coo | cry softly, as of pigeons. |
| ~ cry, scream, shout out, yell, holler, shout, squall, hollo, call | utter a sudden loud cry.; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" |
| ~ miaou, miaow | make a cat-like sound. |
| ~ tsk, tut, tut-tut | utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval. |
| ~ echo, repeat | to say again or imitate.; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders" |
| ~ call | utter a characteristic note or cry.; "bluejays called to one another" |
| ~ shoot | utter fast and forcefully.; "She shot back an answer" |
| ~ gurgle | utter with a gurgling sound.; "`Help,' the stabbing victim gurgled" |
| ~ cry | utter a characteristic sound.; "The cat was crying" |
| ~ nasale | speak in a nasal voice.; "`Come here,' he nasaled" |
| ~ bite out | utter.; "She bit out a curse" |
| ~ sigh | utter with a sigh. |
| ~ troat | emit a cry intended to attract other animals; used especially of animals at rutting time. |
| ~ lift | make audible.; "He lifted a war whoop" |
| ~ pant | utter while panting, as if out of breath. |
| ~ volley | utter rapidly.; "volley a string of curses" |
| ~ break into | express or utter spontaneously.; "break into a yodel"; "break into a song"; "break into tears" |
| ~ heave | utter a sound, as with obvious effort.; "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do" |
| ~ chorus | utter in unison.; "`yes,' the children chorused" |
| ~ splutter, sputter | utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage. |
| ~ deliver | utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.).; "The students delivered a cry of joy" |
| ~ hoot | to utter a loud clamorous shout.; "the toughs and blades of the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play dice, and dance" |
| ~ grunt | issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise.; "He grunted his reluctant approval" |
| ~ wolf-whistle | whistle or howl approvingly at a female, of males. |
| ~ snort | indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose.; "she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom" |
| ~ spit, spit out | utter with anger or contempt. |
| ~ groan, moan | indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure.; "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"; "The ancient door soughed when opened" |
| ~ growl, rumble, grumble | to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds.; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff" |
| ~ wrawl, yammer, yowl, howl | cry loudly, as of animals.; "The coyotes were howling in the desert" |
| ~ bark | make barking sounds.; "The dogs barked at the stranger" |
| ~ baa, blat, blate, bleat | cry plaintively.; "The lambs were bleating" |
| ~ bellow, roar | make a loud noise, as of animal.; "The bull bellowed" |
| ~ cheep, chirp, chirrup, peep | make high-pitched sounds.; "the birds were chirping in the bushes" |
| ~ churr, whirr | make a vibrant sound, as of some birds. |
| ~ chirr | make a vibrant noise, of grasshoppers or cicadas. |
| ~ meow, mew | cry like a cat.; "the cat meowed" |
| ~ quack | utter quacking noises.; "The ducks quacked" |
| ~ hoot | utter the characteristic sound of owls. |
| ~ cronk, honk | cry like a goose.; "The geese were honking" |
| ~ hiss, siss, sizz, sibilate | make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval. |
| ~ sibilate | utter a sibilant. |
| ~ bray, hee-haw | braying characteristic of donkeys. |
| ~ oink, squeal | utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs. |
| ~ cluck, clack, click | make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens. |
| ~ low, moo | make a low noise, characteristic of bovines. |
| ~ cackle | squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens. |
| ~ gobble | make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys. |
| ~ neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny | make a characteristic sound, of a horse. |
| ~ gargle | utter with gargling or burbling sounds. |
| ~ caw | utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens. |
| ~ mew | utter a high-pitched cry, as of seagulls. |
| ~ haw | utter `haw'.; "he hemmed and hawed" |
| ~ hem | utter `hem' or `ahem'. |
| ~ cronk, croak | utter a hoarse sound, like a raven. |
| ~ sing | to make melodious sounds.; "The nightingale was singing" |
| ~ smack | press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating. |
| ~ give | emit or utter.; "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp" |
| exhale | | |
| v. (body) | 1. breathe out, exhale, expire | expel air.; "Exhale when you lift the weight" |
| ~ breathe, take a breath, suspire, respire | draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs.; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" |
| ~ snort | make a snorting sound by exhaling hard.; "The critic snorted contemptuously" |
| ~ blow | exhale hard.; "blow on the soup to cool it down" |
| v. (body) | 2. emanate, exhale, give forth | give out (breath or an odor).; "The chimney exhales a thick smoke" |
| ~ emit, pass off, breathe | expel (gases or odors). |
| give out | | |
| v. (possession) | 1. distribute, give out, hand out, pass out | give to several people.; "The teacher handed out the exams" |
| ~ gift, present, give | give as a present; make a gift of.; "What will you give her for her birthday?" |
| ~ divvy up, portion out, apportion, share, deal | give out as one's portion or share. |
| v. (change) | 2. fail, give out, run out | prove insufficient.; "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought" |
| v. (change) | 3. break, break down, conk out, die, fail, give out, give way, go, go bad | stop operating or functioning.; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ break | render inoperable or ineffective.; "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!" |
| ~ buy the farm, cash in one's chips, croak, decease, die, drop dead, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, expire, pop off, conk, exit, choke, go, pass | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life.; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" |
| ~ go down, crash | stop operating.; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week" |
| ~ blow out, burn out, blow | melt, break, or become otherwise unusable.; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew" |
| ~ misfire | fail to fire or detonate.; "The guns misfired" |
| ~ malfunction, misfunction | fail to function or function improperly.; "the coffee maker malfunctioned" |
| spew | | |
| v. (body) | 1. ptyalise, ptyalize, spew, spit, spue | expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth.; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer" |
| ~ cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit up, spit out | discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth. |
| v. (body) | 2. eruct, spew, spew out | eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical.; "the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"; "The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate" |
| ~ eject, expel, exhaust, release, discharge | eliminate (a substance).; "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas" |
| v. (body) | 3. barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, honk, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up | eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" |
| ~ egest, excrete, eliminate, pass | eliminate from the body.; "Pass a kidney stone" |
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