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Smack :: Smack (v. t.) To open, as the lips, with an inarticulate sound made by a quick compression and separation of the parts of the mouth; to make a noise with, as the lips, by separating them in the act of kissing or after tasting..

Turn :: Turn (n.) An embellishment or grace (marked thus, /), commonly consisting of the principal note, or that on which the turn is made, with the note above, and the semitone below, the note above being sounded first, the principal note next, and the semitone below last, the three being performed quickly, as a triplet preceding the marked note. The turn may be inverted so as to begin with the lower note, in which case the sign is either placed on end thus /, or drawn thus /..

Jangling :: Jangling (a.) Producing discordant sounds.

Mouillation :: Mouillation (n.) The act of uttering the sound of a mouille letter.

Croak :: Croak (n.) The coarse, harsh sound uttered by a frog or a raven, or a like sound..

Pop :: Pop (v. i.) To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound; as, the muskets popped away on all sides..

Sounding-board :: Sounding-board (n.) A board or structure placed behind or over a pulpit or rostrum to give distinctness to a speaker's voice.

Alphabetics :: Alphabetics (n.) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.

Din :: Din (n.) Loud, confused, harsh noise; a loud, continuous, rattling or clanging sound; clamor; roar..

Phoneidoscope :: Phoneidoscope (n.) An instrument for studying the motions of sounding bodies by optical means. It consists of a tube across the end of which is stretched a film of soap solution thin enough to give colored bands, the form and position of which are affected by sonorous vibrations..

Syllable :: Syllable (n.) An elementary sound, or a combination of elementary sounds, uttered together, or with a single effort or impulse of the voice, and constituting a word or a part of a word. In other terms, it is a vowel or a diphtong, either by itself or flanked by one or more consonants, the whole produced by a single impulse or utterance. One of the liquids, l, m, n, may fill the place of a vowel in a syllable. Adjoining syllables in a word or phrase need not to be marked off by a pause, but only

Diphthong :: Diphthong (n.) A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced in one syllable; as, ou in out, oi in noise; -- called a proper diphthong..

Semivowel :: Semivowel (n.) A sound intermediate between a vowel and a consonant, or partaking of the nature of both, as in the English w and y..

Semisoun :: Semisoun (n.) A half sound; a low tone.

Crack :: Crack (n.) A sharp, sudden sound or report; the sound of anything suddenly burst or broken; as, the crack of a falling house; the crack of thunder; the crack of a whip..

Thump :: Thump (n.) The sound made by the sudden fall or blow of a heavy body, as of a hammer, or the like..

Rhythm :: Rhythm (n.) The harmonious flow of vocal sounds.

Shrill :: Shrill (n.) A shrill sound.

Sound :: Sound (v. t.) To cause to exit as a sound; as, to sound a note with the voice, or on an instrument..

Deathwatch :: Deathwatch (n.) A small beetle (Anobium tessellatum and other allied species). By forcibly striking its head against woodwork it makes a ticking sound, which is a call of the sexes to each other, but has been imagined by superstitious people to presage death..

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