blaspheme, curse, cuss, swear, imprecate - utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"

wish - make or express a wish; "I wish that Christmas were over"

cry out, exclaim, call out, outcry, shout, cry - utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"

clamour, clamor - utter or proclaim insistently and noisily; "The delegates clamored their disappointment"

vociferate, shout out - utter in a very loud voice; "They vociferated their demands"

marvel - express astonishment or surprise about something

voice - give voice to; "He voiced his concern"

raise - cause to be heard or known; express or utter; "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry"

breathe - utter or tell; "not breathe a word"

drop - utter casually; "drop a hint"

pour out - express without restraint; "The woman poured out her frustrations as the judge listened"

get off - deliver verbally; "He got off the best line I've heard in a long time"

say - utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"

represent - serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl"

say, state, tell - express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

pooh-pooh - express contempt about

hurl, throw - utter with force; utter vehemently; "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone"

call - utter in a loud voice or announce; "He called my name"; "The auctioneer called the bids"

gibber - chatter inarticulately; of monkeys

crow - express pleasure verbally; "She crowed with joy"

crow - utter shrill sounds; "The cocks crowed all morning"

trumpet - utter in trumpet-like sounds; "Elephants are trumpeting"

coo - cry softly, as of pigeons

cry, scream, shout out, yell, squall, shout, holler, hollo, call - utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"

miaou, miaow - make a cat-like sound

echo, repeat - to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders"

call - utter a characteristic note or cry; "bluejays called to one another"

shoot - utter fast and forcefully; "She shot back an answer"

gurgle - utter with a gurgling sound; "'Help,' the stabbing victim gurgeld"

cry - utter a characteristic sound; "The cat was crying"

nasale - speak in a nasal voice; "`Come here,' he nasaled"

bite out - utter; "She bit out a curse"

sigh - utter with a sigh

troat - emit a cry intended to attract other animals; used especially of animals at rutting time

lift - make audible; "He lifted a war whoop"

pant - utter while panting, as if out of breath

volley - utter rapidly; "volley a string of curses"

break into - express or utter spontaneously; "break into a yodel"; "break into a song"; "break into tears"

heave - utter a sound, as with obvious effort; "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do"

chorus - utter in unison; "`yes,' the children chorused"

splutter, sputter - utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage

deliver - utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.); "The students delivered a cry of joy"

hoot - to utter a loud clamorous shout; "the toughs and blades of the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play dice, and dance"

grunt - issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise; "He grunted his reluctant approval"

wolf-whistle - whistle or howl approvingly at a female, of males

snort - indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose; "she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom"

spit, spit out - utter with anger or contempt

groan, moan, sough - indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure; "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"; "The ancient door soughed when opened"

growl, rumble, grumble - to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff"

wrawl, yammer, yowl, howl - cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the desert"

bark - make barking sounds; "The dogs barked at the stranger"

baa, blat, blate, bleat - cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating"

bellow, roar - make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed"

cheep, chirp, chirrup, twirp, peep - make high-pitched sounds; of birds

churr, whirr - make a vibrant sound, as of some birds

chirr - make a vibrant noise, of grasshoppers or cicadas

meow, mew - cry like a cat; "the cat meowed"

quack - utter quacking noises; "The ducks quacked"

cronk, honk - cry like a goose; "The geese were honking"

hiss, siss, sizz, sibilate - make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval

sibilate - utter a sibilant

bray, hee-haw - braying characteristic of donkeys

oink, squeal - utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs

cluck, clack, click - make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens

read - look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon"

communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"

phonate, vocalise, vocalize - utter speech sounds

troll - speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice

begin - begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he began

lip off, shoot one's mouth off - speak spontaneously and without restraint; "She always shoots her mouth off and says things she later regrets"

shout - utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout"

whisper - speak softly; in a low voice

peep - speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice

speak up - speak louder; raise one's voice; "The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up"

snap, snarl - utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerky snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us"

enthuse - utter with enthusiasm

speak in tongues - speak unintelligibly in or as if in religious ecstasy; "The parishioners spoke in tongues"

swallow - utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech"

verbalise, verbalize - be verbose; "This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious"

verbalise, verbalize - be verbose; "This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious"

whiff - utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer"

talk of, talk about - discuss or mention; "They spoke of many things"

blubber out, blubber - utter while crying

drone on, drone - talk in a monotonous voice

stammer, stutter, bumble, falter - speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"

rasp - utter in a grating voice

blunder out, blurt, blurt out, ejaculate, blunder - utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas"

inflect, modulate, tone - of one's speech, varying the pitch

deliver, present - deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"

generalise, generalize - speak or write in generalities

blabber, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, gabble, gibber, blab, clack, maunder, chatter - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

chatter - make noise as if chattering away; "The magpies were chattering in the trees"

rattle on, yack, yack away, yap away, jaw - talk incessantly and tiresomely

open up - talk freely and without inhibition

snivel, whine - talk in a tearful manner

murmur - speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms"

mumble, mussitate, mutter, maunder - talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

slur - utter indistinctly

bark - speak in an unfriendly tone; "She barked into the dictaphone"

bay - utter in deep prolonged tones

jabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rant, rave, spout - talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

siss, sizz, hiss, sibilate - express or utter with a hiss

cackle - talk or utter in a cackling manner; "The women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine"

babble - utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention"

intone, tone, chant - utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"

pass around, circulate, distribute, pass on - cause to be distributed; "This letter is circulating among the faculty"

unmitigated - not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie"

absolute - perfect or complete or pure; "absolute loyalty"; "absolute silence"; "absolute truth"; "absolute alcohol"