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clack , clack / klak/ • v. make or cause to make a sharp sound or series of such sounds as a result of a hard object striking another: [intr.] he heard the s… Sounding , sound·ing1 / ˈsounding/ • n. the action or process of measuring the depth of the sea or other body of water. ∎ a measurement taken by sounding. ∎ the… sound barrier , sound barrier Name for the cause of an aircraft's difficulties in accelerating to a speed faster than that of sound. When approaching the speed of so… stridulate , strid·u·late / ˈstrijəˌlāt/ • v. [intr.] (of an insect, esp. a male cricket or grasshopper) make a shrill sound by rubbing the legs, wings, or other… ASPIRATE , as·pi·rate • v. / ˈaspəˌrāt/ [tr.] 1. Phonet. pronounce (a sound) with an exhalation of breath. ∎ [intr.] pronounce the sound h at the beginning of a… chirp , chirp / chərp/ • v. [intr.] (typically of a small bird or an insect) utter a short, sharp, high-pitched sound. ∎ (of a person) say something in a liv…
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