make harsh sound

  • 71quack — quack1 noun the characteristic harsh sound made by a duck. verb make this sound. Origin C16: imitative. quack2 noun 1》 an unqualified person who dishonestly claims to have medical knowledge. 2》 Brit. informal a doctor. Derivatives quackery noun… …

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  • 72quack — Ⅰ. quack [1] ► NOUN ▪ the characteristic harsh sound made by a duck. ► VERB ▪ make this sound. ORIGIN imitative. Ⅱ. quack [2] ► NOUN …

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  • 73quackery — Ⅰ. quack [1] ► NOUN ▪ the characteristic harsh sound made by a duck. ► VERB ▪ make this sound. ORIGIN imitative. Ⅱ. quack [2] ► NOUN …

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  • 74blast — [blast, bläst] n. [ME < OE blæst, puff of wind < IE * bhlē , var. of base * bhel , to swell, blow up > BALL1, L flare] 1. a gust of wind; strong rush of air 2. the sound of a sudden rush of air or gas, as through a trumpet 3. a strong,… …

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  • 75Jean-Bertrand Aristide — Aristide meeting Bill Clinton in the White House in 1994. 49th and 53rd President of Haiti In office …

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  • 76Fairytale of New York — Infobox Single Name = Fairytale of New York Artist = The Pogues from Album = If I Should Fall from Grace with God Released = 1987 Format = CD single, 7 and 12 Vinyl, Cassette Recorded = August 1987 Genre = Folk rock Length = 4:33 Label = Pogue… …

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  • 77croak — 1. noun /krəʊk/ a) A faint, harsh sound made in the throat. b) The cry of a frog or toad. (see also ribbit) 2. verb /krəʊ …

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  • 78hope — [[t]ho͟ʊp[/t]] ♦ hopes, hoping, hoped 1) VERB If you hope that something is true, or you hope for something, you want it to be true or to happen, and you usually believe that it is possible or likely. She had decided she must go on as usual,… …

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  • 79Grate — Grate, v. i. 1. To make a harsh sound by friction. [1913 Webster] I had rather hear a brazen canstick turned, Or a dry wheel grate on the exletree. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To produce the effect of rubbing with a hard rough material; to cause… …

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  • 80Plunk — Plunk, v. i. [Chiefly Colloq.] 1. To make a quick, hollow, metallic, or harsh sound, as by pulling hard on a taut string and quickly releasing it; of a raven, to croak. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. To drop or sink down suddenly or heavily; to plump.… …

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