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Consonancy :: Consonancy (n.) Accord or agreement of sounds produced simultaneously, as a note with its third, fifth, and eighth..

Rough :: Rough (n.) Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, voice, and the like; as, a rough tone; rough numbers..

Shriek :: Shriek (v. i.) To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish..

Grunt :: Grunt (n.) A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog..

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

Pur :: Pur (n.) The low, murmuring sound made by a cat to express contentment or pleasure..

Assonance :: Assonance (n.) A peculiar species of rhyme, in which the last acce`ted vow`l and tnose whioh follow it in one word correspond in sound with the vowels of another word, while the consonants of the two words are unlike in sound; as, calamo and platano, baby and chary..

Sophistry :: Sophistry (n.) The practice of a sophist; fallacious reasoning; reasoning sound in appearance only.

Hautboy :: Hautboy (n.) A wind instrument, sounded through a reed, and similar in shape to the clarinet, but with a thinner tone. Now more commonly called oboe. See Illust. of Oboe..

Phonetism :: Phonetism (n.) The science which treats of vocal sounds.

Plummet :: Plummet (n.) A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water..

Transaudient :: Transaudient (a.) Permitting the passage of sound.

Tilde :: Tilde (n.) The accentual mark placed over n, and sometimes over l, in Spanish words [thus, ?, /], indicating that, in pronunciation, the sound of the following vowel is to be preceded by that of the initial, or consonantal, y..

Bathymetry :: Bathymetry (n.) The art or science of sounding, or measuring depths in the sea..

Soundage :: Soundage (n.) Dues for soundings.

Tune :: Tune (n.) A sound; a note; a tone.

Rotten :: Rotten (a.) Not firm or trusty; unsound; defective; treacherous; unsafe; as, a rotten plank, bone, stone..

Speak :: Speak (v. i.) To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so obstructed that a man may not be able to speak..

Snap :: Snap (v. t.) A sharp, abrupt sound, as that made by the crack of a whip; as, the snap of the trigger of a gun..

Ticker :: Ticker (n.) One who, or that which, ticks, or produces a ticking sound, as a watch or clock, a telegraphic sounder, etc..

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