Animal Sounds + Vocab Flashcards
A double edged sword
Pros and cons of something
Two sides of the same coins
Same as hand in hand
Ex: Depression and anxiety
Stand out
Something that is very noticeable
Coerce smb into V+ ing /coercion
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
Conjure up
To make you imagine something
Car screeches to a halt (strong collocation)
Le bruit des freins
A hoot of derision
To laugh/mock with a laugh
Bark orders (strong collocation)
Aboyer des ordres
Her outcry of pain almost sounded like the howl of wounded animal
Harsh pain
Scrabbling (hurried/quickly)
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
Flying visit
Quick visit ( hi ! Bye ! )
Squeak
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
Bellow
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.
Bark
Aboyer
Ex :
She barked orders at us.
Buzz
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
Squawk
(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
Hum
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
Roar
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
Screech
to make an unpleasant, loud, high noise:
Ex:
The car screeched to a halt as the driver swerved to avoid hitting the child
Hoot
to make a short loud high sound:
Ex:
He gave a hoot of derision at the very suggestion that he work harder
Chatter
to talk for a long time about things that are not important:
Ex:
He chattered happily about nothing in particular.
Chirp
(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
Croak
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
Growl
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.
Daintily ?
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
Peacefully
With peace
Wide-eyed
too willing to believe and admire what you see or are told:
Ex:
At that time, I was still a wide-eyed youngster.
Lavishly
large in quantity and expensive or impressive:
Ex:
lavish gifts/promises/praise
lavish spending
lavish banquets
Grumpy
easily annoyed and complaining:
Ex:
I hadn’t had enough sleep and was feeling
kind of grumpy.
a grumpy old man
Trumpeting
of a large animal, especially an elephant) to produce a loud call:
We could hear the elephants trumpeting in the distance.
Euphoric
Really happy
Wistfully
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.
Massive
Huge
Lazily
Lazy
To Wallow
(especially of some animals) to lie or roll around slowly in deep, wet earth, sand, or water:
Ex:
a hippopotamus wallowing in mud
To twitch
(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.
To bound
to move quickly with large jumping movements
Ex:
She was on a plane bound for Moscow when she got sick.
To strut
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.
To skulk
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.
