BF - music Flashcards
Groove - n
Her vocals drift delicately across a soaring soul groove
a particular rhythm
resist - v
The soldiers resisted (the enemy attacks) for two days.
to fight against something or someone that is attacking you
leap forward - pv
I crouched down to pet the dog, when all of a sudden it leapt forward and bit me.
to hop, jump, or dart forward very quickly or suddenly.
tapping - v
Continually these tappings were interrupted by the snarling of the guard.
tap with a certain time interval
clapping - v
Gerald liked his gifts to be received with clapping of hands and kisses.
clap your hands
at the core of - idiom
At the core of the technology is the high calendar.
the most important or central part of something
nod the head - p
Many people in the audience nodded in agreement.
to move your head down and then up, sometimes several times, especially to show agreement, approval, or greeting, or to show something by doing this
eerie silence - n
[ири]
At first there was an eerie silence when they stopped. London’s supposed over-crowding has in fact turned into an eerie silence.
it seems strange and frightening, and makes you feel nervous
rumble of thunder - n
A few rumbles of thunder will also echo across the region.
a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash
the waves crashing - p
We could hear waves crashing on/against the shore.
breaking the shore and/or causing some kind of damage to the shore
babbling stream - p
They rested a while by a babbling brook.
to make the low, continuous noise of water flowing over stones
the patter of rain - p
The steady patter of rain on the tin roof.
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds
break your silence - p
She would have to think of something to say in a minute to break the silence / The roar of a furnace engine broke the silence.
they talk about something that they have not talked about before or for a long time
rang out - p
Cheers rang out as the winner was announced.
to be heard loudly and clearly
piercing cry - p
But then the noise came again - a harsh, piercing cry from behind him out of the desert.
an extremely loud and shrill scream or shriek
