ROGET'S THESAURUS OF ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES ...

V. creak, grate, jar, burr, pipe, twang, jangle, clank, clink; scream &c (cry) 411; yelp &c
(animal sound) 412; buzz &c (hiss) 409.
set the teeth on edge, corcher les oreilles [Fr.]; pierce the ears, split the ears, split the
head; offend the ear, grate upon the ear, jar upon the ear.
Adj. creaking &c v.; stridulous † , harsh, coarse, hoarse, horrisonous † , rough, gruff, grum † ,
sepulchral, hollow.
sharp, high, acute, shrill; trumpet-toned; piercing, ear-piercing, high-pitched, hightoned;
cracked; discordant &c 414; cacophonous.
411. Cry -- N. cry &c v.; voice &c (human) 580; hubbub; bark &c (animal) 412.
vociferation, outcry, hullabaloo, chorus, clamor, hue and cry, plaint; lungs; stentor.
V. cry, roar, shout, bawl, brawl, halloo, halloa, hoop, whoop, yell, bellow, howl, scream,
screech, screak † , shriek, shrill, squeak, squeal, squall, whine, pule, pipe, yaup † .
cheer; hoot; grumble, moan, groan.
snore, snort; grunt &c (animal sounds) 412.
vociferate; raise up the voice, lift up the voice; call out, sing out, cry out; exclaim;
rend the air; thunder at the top of one's voice, shout at the top of one's voice, shout at the
pitch of one's breath, thunder at the pitch of one's breath; s'_egosiller; strain the throat,
strain the voice, strain the lungs; give a cry &c
Adj. crying &c v.; clamant † , clamorous; vociferous; stentorian &c (loud) 404; openmouthed.
412. [Animal sounds.] Ululation -- N. cry &c v.; crying &c v.; bowwow, ululation,
latration † , belling; reboation † ; wood-note; insect cry, fritiniancy † , drone; screech owl;
cuckoo.
wailing (lamentation) 839.
V. cry, roar, bellow, blare, rebellow † ; growl, snarl.
[specific animal sounds] bark [dog, seal]; bow-wow, yelp [dog]; bay, bay at the moon
[dog, wolf]; yap, yip, yipe, growl, yarr † , yawl, snarl, howl [dog, wolf]; grunt, gruntle † ;
snort [pig, hog, swine, horse]; squeak, [swine, mouse]; neigh, whinny [horse]; bray
[donkey, mule, hinny, ass]; mew, mewl [kitten]; meow [cat]; purr [cat]; caterwaul, pule
[cats]; baa † , bleat [lamb]; low, moo [cow, cattle]; troat † , croak, peep [frog]; coo [dove,
pigeon]; gobble [turkeys]; quack [duck]; honk, gaggle, guggle [goose]; crow, caw,
squawk, screech, [crow]; cackle, cluck, clack [hen, rooster, poultry]; chuck, chuckle;
hoot, hoo [owl]; chirp, cheep, chirrup, twitter, cuckoo, warble, trill, tweet, pipe, whistle
[small birds]; hum [insects, hummingbird]; buzz [flying insects, bugs]; hiss [snakes,
geese]; blatter † ; ratatat [woodpecker].
Adj. crying &c v.; blatant, latrant † , remugient † , mugient † ; deep-mouthed, full-mouthed;
rebellowing † , reboant † .
Adv. in full cry.
(iii) MUSICAL SOUNDS
413. Melody. Concord -- N. melody, rhythm, measure; rhyme &c (poetry) 597.