(of unpleasant noise)
31grind — grind1 [ graınd ] (past tense and past participle ground [ graund ] ) verb ** 1. ) grind or grind up transitive to break something into very small pieces or powder, by using a machine or by crushing it between two hard surfaces: The mill was used …
32scrape — scrape1 [ skreıp ] verb * 1. ) transitive to rub a sharp edge or tool against a surface: You ll have to scrape the walls before you paint them. a ) scrape something off/into/onto/out of etc. (something) to remove something by pulling a hard tool… …
33noisy — [[t]nɔ͟ɪzi[/t]] noisier, noisiest 1) ADJ GRADED A noisy person or thing makes a lot of loud or unpleasant noise. ...my noisy old typewriter... His daughter was very active and noisy in the mornings. Ant: quiet Derived words: noisily ADV GRADED… …
34scrape — 1 verb 1 (T) to remove something from a surface, using the edge of a knife, stick etc: Scrape the carrots and slice them thinly. | scrape sth away/off etc: I tried to scrape some of the mud off my boots. | We scraped away several layers of old… …
35set — 1 /set/ verb past tense and past participle set PUT DOWN 1 PUT (transitive always + adv/prep) to carefully put something down somewhere, especially something that is difficult to carry: set sth down/on etc: She set the tray down on a table next… …
36blare — I UK [bleə(r)] / US [bler] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms blare : present tense I/you/we/they blare he/she/it blares present participle blaring past tense blared past participle blared to make a loud and unpleasant noise Huge trucks… …
37scrape — I UK [skreɪp] / US verb Word forms scrape : present tense I/you/we/they scrape he/she/it scrapes present participle scraping past tense scraped past participle scraped * 1) [transitive] to rub a sharp edge or tool against a surface You ll have to …
38racket — Ⅰ. racket [1] (also racquet) ► NOUN ▪ a bat with a round or oval frame strung with catgut or nylon, used especially in tennis, badminton, and squash. ORIGIN French raquette, from an Arabic word meaning palm of the hand . Ⅱ. racket [2] ► NO …
39rackety — Ⅰ. racket [1] (also racquet) ► NOUN ▪ a bat with a round or oval frame strung with catgut or nylon, used especially in tennis, badminton, and squash. ORIGIN French raquette, from an Arabic word meaning palm of the hand . Ⅱ. racket [2] ► NO …
40growl — growl1 [ graul ] verb intransitive * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to say something in an unfriendly and angry way: I couldn t care less , Ben growled. 2. ) if an animal growls, it makes a frightening or unfriendly low noise: The dog growled at …
