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| v. (communication) | 1. express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize | articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise.; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" |
| ~ blaspheme, curse, cuss, swear, imprecate | utter obscenities or profanities.; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" |
| ~ wish | make or express a wish.; "I wish that Christmas were over" |
| ~ call out, cry out, exclaim, outcry, cry, shout | 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" |
| ~ clamour, clamor | utter or proclaim insistently and noisily.; "The delegates clamored their disappointment" |
| ~ vociferate, shout out | utter in a very loud voice.; "They vociferated their demands" |
| ~ marvel | express astonishment or surprise about something. |
| ~ voice | give voice to.; "He voiced his concern" |
| ~ raise | cause to be heard or known; express or utter.; "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry" |
| ~ breathe | utter or tell.; "not breathe a word" |
| ~ drop | utter with seeming casualness.; "drop a hint"; "drop names" |
| ~ pour out | express without restraint.; "The woman poured out her frustrations as the judge listened" |
| ~ get off | deliver verbally.; "He got off the best line I've heard in a long time" |
| ~ platitudinize | utter platitudes.; "The candidate platitudinized and bored the audience" |
| ~ say | utter aloud.; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office" |
| ~ represent | serve as a means of expressing something.; "The flower represents a young girl" |
| ~ say, state, tell | express in words.; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" |
| ~ pooh-pooh | express contempt about. |
| ~ hurl, throw | utter with force; utter vehemently.; "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone" |
| v. (communication) | 2. 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" |
| v. (communication) | 3. mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize | express in speech.; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" |
| ~ read | look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed.; "The King will read the proclamation at noon" |
| ~ communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings.; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" |
| ~ phonate, vocalise, vocalize | utter speech sounds. |
| ~ troll | speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice. |
| ~ begin | begin to speak or say.; "Now listen, friends," |
| ~ lip off, shoot one's mouth off | speak spontaneously and without restraint.; "She always shoots her mouth off and says things she later regrets" |
| ~ shout | utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking).; "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout" |
| ~ whisper | speak softly; in a low voice. |
| ~ peep | speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice. |
| ~ speak up | speak louder; raise one's voice.; "The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up" |
| ~ snap, snarl | utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone.; "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us" |
| ~ enthuse | utter with enthusiasm. |
| ~ speak in tongues | speak unintelligibly in or as if in religious ecstasy.; "The parishioners spoke in tongues" |
| ~ swallow | utter indistinctly.; "She swallowed the last words of her speech" |
| ~ verbalise, verbalize | be verbose.; "This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious" |
| ~ verbalise, verbalize | be verbose.; "This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious" |
| ~ whiff | utter with a puff of air.; "whiff out a prayer" |
| ~ talk of, talk about | discuss or mention.; "They spoke of many things" |
| ~ blubber out, blubber | utter while crying. |
| ~ drone on, drone | talk in a monotonous voice. |
| ~ stammer, stutter, bumble, falter | speak haltingly.; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room" |
| ~ rasp | utter in a grating voice. |
| ~ blunder out, blurt, blurt out, ejaculate, blunder | utter impulsively.; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas" |
| ~ inflect, modulate, tone | vary the pitch of one's speech. |
| ~ deliver, present | deliver (a speech, oration, or idea).; "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students" |
| ~ generalise, generalize | speak or write in generalities. |
| ~ blabber, gabble, gibber, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, blab, clack, maunder, chatter | speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly. |
| ~ chatter | make noise as if chattering away.; "The magpies were chattering in the trees" |
| ~ rattle on, yack, yack away, yap away, jaw | talk incessantly and tiresomely. |
| ~ open up | talk freely and without inhibition. |
| ~ snivel, whine | talk in a tearful manner. |
| ~ murmur | speak softly or indistinctly.; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms" |
| ~ mumble, mussitate, mutter, maunder | talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice. |
| ~ slur | utter indistinctly. |
| ~ bark | speak in an unfriendly tone.; "She barked into the dictaphone" |
| ~ bay | utter in deep prolonged tones. |
| ~ jabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rant, rave, spout | talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner. |
| ~ siss, sizz, hiss, sibilate | express or utter with a hiss. |
| ~ cackle | talk or utter in a cackling manner.; "The women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine" |
| ~ babble | utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way.; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention" |
| ~ intone, tone, chant | utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically.; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again" |
| ~ gulp | utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly.; "He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat" |
| ~ sing | produce tones with the voice.; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well" |
| v. (motion) | 4. utter | put into circulation.; "utter counterfeit currency" |
| ~ pass around, circulate, distribute, pass on | cause be distributed.; "This letter is being circulated among the faculty" |
| adj. | 5. arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, staring, stark, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utter | without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers.; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth" |
| ~ unmitigated | not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier.; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie" |
| adj. | 6. dead, utter | complete.; "came to a dead stop"; "utter seriousness" |
| ~ complete | having every necessary or normal part or component or step.; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting" |
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