Animal Sounds + Vocab

Question 1

A double edged sword

Answer 1

Pros and cons of something

Question 2

Two sides of the same coins

Answer 2

Same as hand in hand

Ex: Depression and anxiety

Question 3

Stand out

Answer 3

Something that is very noticeable

Question 4

Coerce smb into V+ ing /coercion

Answer 4

Force someone to adopt your own ideas

Ex: Western people often try to coerce I contacted tribes in their way of life, believing it is better

Question 5

Conjure up

Answer 5

To make you imagine something

Question 6

Car screeches to a halt (strong collocation)

Answer 6

Le bruit des freins

Question 7

A hoot of derision

Answer 7

To laugh/mock with a laugh

Question 8

Bark orders (strong collocation)

Answer 8

Aboyer des ordres

Question 9

Her outcry of pain almost sounded like the howl of wounded animal

Answer 9

Harsh pain

Question 10

Scrabbling (hurried/quickly)

Answer 10

to use your fingers to quickly find something that you cannot see:

Ex:

He was scrabbling in the sand searching for the ring.

The compagny scrabbled to find a solution (struggled) to the problem before the deadline

Question 11

Flying visit

Answer 11

Quick visit ( hi ! Bye ! )

Question 12

Squeak

Answer 12

to make a short, very high cry or sound:

Ex:

The mice in the cupboard squeaked.

She let out a squeak of fright at the sight of the spider

Question 13

Bellow

Answer 13

to shout in a loud voice, or (of a cow or large animal) to make a loud, deep sound:

Ex:
[ + speech ] “Keep quiet!” the teacher bellowed across the room.

Question 14

Bark

Answer 14

Aboyer

Ex :

She barked orders at us.

Question 15

Buzz

Answer 15

to make a continuous, low sound such as the one a bee makes:

Ex:

I can hear an insect buzzing.

My phone buzzed at five in the morning and woke me.

Oxford street was buzzing with people

Question 16

Squawk

Answer 16

(of a bird) to make an unpleasantly loud, sharp noise:

Ex:

The baby never stopped squawking all night.

The group have been squawking about the decision to build the motorway through a forest

Question 17

Hum

Answer 17

to make a continuous low sound:

Ex:

The computers were humming in the background.

What’s that strange humming sound?

You can hear the hum of distant traffic through your window

Question 18

Roar

Answer 18

to make a long, loud, deep sound:

Ex:

We could hear the lions roaring at the other end of the zoo.

The audience roared with laughter/ roared in anger during the hilarious skit

Question 19

Screech

Answer 19

to make an unpleasant, loud, high noise:

Ex:

The car screeched to a halt as the driver swerved to avoid hitting the child

Question 20

Hoot

Answer 20

to make a short loud high sound:

Ex:

He gave a hoot of derision at the very suggestion that he work harder

Question 21

Chatter

Answer 21

to talk for a long time about things that are not important:

Ex:

He chattered happily about nothing in particular.

Question 22

Chirp

Answer 22

(especially of a bird) to make a short high sound or sounds

Ex:

She chirped as she said good morning to me. I don’t know why she is in such a good mood

Question 23

Croak

Answer 23

When animals such as frogs and crows croak, they make deep rough sounds.

If you croak, you speak with a rough voice because you have a sore or dry throat.

Ex:

She has a croaky voice

Question 24

Growl

Answer 24

to make a low, rough sound, usually in anger:

Ex:

The dog growled at her and snapped at her ankles.

[ + speech ] “Not now, I’m busy,” he growled.

Question 25

Daintily ?

Answer 25

in an attractive, careful way, especially used about something small or having small movements:

Ex:

She skipped daintily down the street, holding her father’s hand.

Ex: a ballerina

Question 26

Peacefully

Answer 26

With peace

Question 27

Wide-eyed

Answer 27

too willing to believe and admire what you see or are told:

Ex:

At that time, I was still a wide-eyed youngster.

Question 28

Lavishly

Answer 28

large in quantity and expensive or impressive:

Ex:

lavish gifts/promises/praise

lavish spending

lavish banquets

Question 29

Grumpy

Answer 29

easily annoyed and complaining:

Ex:

I hadn’t had enough sleep and was feeling
kind of grumpy.

a grumpy old man

Question 30

Trumpeting

Answer 30

of a large animal, especially an elephant) to produce a loud call:

We could hear the elephants trumpeting in the distance.

Question 31

Euphoric

Answer 31

Really happy

Question 32

Wistfully

Answer 32

in a way that is sad and shows someone is thinking about something that is impossible or in the past:

“I would love to go back to Venice,” he said wistfully.

Question 33

Massive

Answer 33

Huge

Question 34

Lazily

Answer 34

Lazy

Question 35

To Wallow

Answer 35

(especially of some animals) to lie or roll around slowly in deep, wet earth, sand, or water:

Ex:

a hippopotamus wallowing in mud

Question 36

To twitch

Answer 36

(to cause) to make a sudden small movement with a part of the body, usually without intending to:

Ex:

He tried to suppress a smile but felt the corner of his mouth twitch.

She twitched her nose like a rabbit.

Question 37

To bound

Answer 37

to move quickly with large jumping movements

Ex:

She was on a plane bound for Moscow when she got sick.

Question 38

To strut

Answer 38

to walk in a proud way trying to look important:

Ex:

The boys strutted around trying to get the attention of a group of girls who were nearby.

Question 39

To skulk

Answer 39

to hide or move around as if trying not to be seen, usually with bad intentions:

Ex:

I thought I saw someone skulking in the bushes - maybe we should call the police.