| let loose | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. 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. (contact) | 2. let loose, loose, unleash | turn loose or free from restraint.; "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity" |
| ~ let go, let go of, release, relinquish | release, as from one's grip.; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall" |
| abreact | | |
| v. (emotion) | 1. abreact | discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization. |
| ~ depth psychology, psychoanalysis, analysis | a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud.; "his physician recommended psychoanalysis" |
| ~ allay, still, ease, relieve | lessen the intensity of or calm.; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears" |
| cascade | | |
| n. (object) | 1. cascade | a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls. |
| ~ waterfall, falls | a steep descent of the water of a river. |
| n. (group) | 2. cascade | a succession of stages or operations or processes or units.; "progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring"; "separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes" |
| ~ succession | a group of people or things arranged or following in order.; "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"; "a succession of failures" |
| n. (event) | 3. cascade, shower | a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower.; "a little shower of rose petals"; "a sudden cascade of sparks" |
| ~ descent | a movement downward. |
| v. (motion) | 4. cascade, cascade down | rush down in big quantities, like a cascade. |
| ~ come down, descend, go down, fall | move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way.; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" |
| v. (contact) | 5. cascade | arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible. |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| ~ arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order.; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" |
| pour out | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. pour out | express without restraint.; "The woman poured out her frustrations as the judge listened" |
| ~ give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize | articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise.; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" |
| v. (motion) | 2. decant, pour, pour out | pour out.; "the sommelier decanted the wines" |
| ~ pour | cause to run.; "pour water over the floor" |
| v. (motion) | 3. pour out, spill out, spill over | be disgorged.; "The crowds spilled out into the streets" |
| ~ pour, pullulate, swarm, teem, stream | move in large numbers.; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza" |
| v. (motion) | 4. effuse, pour out | pour out.; "effused brine" |
| ~ pour | cause to run.; "pour water over the floor" |
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