Utter a harsh cry
1bray — I. v. a. Pound (into small pieces or powder) bruise, crush, grind, comminute, triturate. II. n. 1. Ass s cry. 2. Harsh sound, blare, roar, crash, blatant voice. III. v. n. 1. Utter a harsh cry (like the ass). 2 …
2creak — early 14c., utter a harsh cry, of imitative origin. Used of the sound made by a rusty gate hinge, etc., from 1580s. Related: Creaked; creaking. As a noun, from c.1600 …
3bray — I. /breɪ / (say bray) noun 1. a harsh, breathy cry, as of the donkey. 2. any similar loud, harsh sound. 3. a harsh, noisy human utterance, as a protest or laugh. –verb (i) 4. to utter a loud, harsh cry as the donkey. 5. to make a loud, harsh,… …
4bray — bray1 /bray/, n. 1. the loud, harsh cry of a donkey. 2. any similar loud, harsh sound. v.i. 3. to utter a loud and harsh cry, as a donkey. 4. to make a loud, harsh, disagreeable sound. v.t. 5. to utter with a loud, harsh sound, like a donkey.… …
5squawk — squawker, n. /skwawk/, v.i. 1. to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck or other fowl when frightened. 2. Informal. to complain loudly and vehemently. v.t. 3. to utter or give forth with a squawk. n. 4. a loud, harsh cry or sound. 5. Informal. a… …
6squawk — [[t]skwɔk[/t]] v. i. 1) anb to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck or other fowl when frightened 2) inf to complain loudly and vehemently 3) to utter or give forth with a squawk 4) a loud, harsh cry or sound 5) inf a loud, vehement complaint •… …
7screech — /skritʃ / (say skreech) verb (i) 1. to utter a harsh, shrill cry. –verb (t) 2. to utter with a screech. –noun 3. a harsh, shrill cry. {variant of archaic scritch; probably imitative} –screecher, noun –screechy, adjective …
8squawk — [skwôk] vi. [echoic] 1. to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a parrot or chicken ☆ 2. Informal to complain or protest, esp. in a loud or raucous voice vt. to utter in a squawk n. 1. a loud, harsh cry ☆ 2. Informal a loud, raucous complaint or protest …
9yawp´er — yawp «yawp, yahp», verb, noun. Informal. –v.i. 1. to utter a loud, harsh cry: »I heard a ghostly, low pitched yawping (Gwyn Thomas) 2. Figurative. to speak foolishly: »What re you yawping about? 3. to gape: »They stood yawping at the strangers.… …
10crow — I. /kroʊ / (say kroh) noun 1. either of two large, lustrous black Australian birds of the genus Corvus, having a characteristic harsh staccato call and shorter neck feathers than the raven: a. the Torresian crow, C. orru, found in Indonesia, New… …
