Sound Flashcards

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deafening/ ear-splitting sound - adj (countable)
[дефенинг]
We heard the ear-splitting/deafening sound of three huge military aircraft passing low over our heads.

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sound is so loud or high that it hurts your ears

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excessive noise (uncountable) - adj
People who make excessive noise after 10 pm are very antisocial.

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any and all sources of noise from cat or dog that is found to be unnecessary or unreasonable, including by not limited to continuous barking of a dog.

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background noise - adj
When you work in a big office you get used to constant background noise.

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include environmental noises such as water waves, traffic noise, alarms, extraneous speech, bioacoustic noise from animals, and electrical noise from devices such as refrigerators, air conditioning, power supplies, and motors.

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muffled sound - adj
If you try to speak with a scarf over your mouth, your voice will be muffled.

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is to quiet a sound, usually by wrapping it with something

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shrill voice, laugh - adj
Marie has such a shrill voice. I can’t listen to her for long.

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having a loud and high sound that is unpleasant or painful to listen to

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raucous laughter - adj
[ракес]
I could hear raucous laughter coming from the party next door.

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loud laughter, loud voices, or a loud party, all of which can be harsh or unpleasant

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grating sound - adj
The big old iron door made a grating noise as it opened.

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it’s extremely harsh and irritating

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a cry of alarm - p
The girls uttered a cry of alarm, and the merchant exclaimed

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alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen

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a cry of pain - p

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a loud expression of emotion, especially pain, fear, or happiness

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a cry of surprise

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an exclamation expressing, by different intonations, triumph, mixed with derision or irony, or simple surprise

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gasp - v
When she saw the money hidden in the box she gasped in surprise.

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to take a short, quick breath through the mouth, especially because of surprise, pain, or shock

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groan - n
[гроун]
We could hear the groans of the wounded soldiers.

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a deep, long sound showing great pain or unhappiness

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