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Language :: Language (n.) The inarticulate sounds by which animals inferior to man express their feelings or their wants.

Palatal :: Palatal (a.) Uttered by the aid of the palate; -- said of certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk..

Screak :: Screak (v.) To utter suddenly a sharp, shrill sound; to screech; to creak, as a door or wheel..

Ripply :: Ripply (a.) Having ripples; as, ripply water; hence, resembling the sound of rippling water; as, ripply laughter; a ripply cove..

Vocally :: Vocally (adv.) In a vocal manner; with voice; orally; with audible sound.

Guttural :: Guttural (n.) A sound formed in the throat; esp., a sound formed by the aid of the back of the tongue, much retracted, and the soft palate; also, a letter representing such a sound..

Sound :: Sound (v. t.) To explore, as the bladder or urethra, with a sound; to examine with a sound; also, to examine by auscultation or percussion; as, to sound a patient..

Suicide :: Suicide (adv.) The act of taking one's own life voluntary and intentionally; self-murder; specifically (Law), the felonious killing of one's self; the deliberate and intentional destruction of one's own life by a person of years of discretion and of sound mind..

Opeidoscope :: Opeidoscope (n.) An instrument, consisting of a tube having one end open and the other end covered with a thin flexible membrance to the center of which is attached a small mirror. It is used for exhibiting upon a screen, by means of rays reflected from the mirror, the vibratory motions caused by sounds produced at the open end of the tube, as by speaking or singing into it..

Susurrus :: Susurrous (a.) Whispering; rustling; full of whispering sounds.

Repercussion :: Repercussion (n.) Rapid reiteration of the same sound.

Onomatopoeia :: Onomatopoeia (n.) The formation of words in imitation of sounds; a figure of speech in which the sound of a word is imitative of the sound of the thing which the word represents; as, the buzz of bees; the hiss of a goose; the crackle of fire..

Syllabist :: Syllabism (n.) The expressing of the sounds of a language by syllables, rather than by an alphabet or by signs for words..

Heal :: Heal (v. i.) To grow sound; to return to a sound state; as, the limb heals, or the wound heals; -- sometimes with up or over; as, it will heal up, or over..

Articulate :: Articulate (v. i.) To utter articulate sounds; to utter the elementary sounds of a language; to enunciate; to speak distinctly.

Sonorous :: Sonorous (a.) Yielding sound; characterized by sound; vocal; sonant; as, the vowels are sonorous..

Healthful :: Healthful (a.) Full of health; free from illness or disease; well; whole; sound; healthy; as, a healthful body or mind; a healthful plant..

Offensive :: Offensive (a.) Giving pain or unpleasant sensations; disagreeable; revolting; noxious; as, an offensive smell; offensive sounds..

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

Weird :: Weird (a.) Of or pertaining to witchcraft; caused by, or suggesting, magical influence; supernatural; unearthly; wild; as, a weird appearance, look, sound, etc..

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