sleep talking, somniloquism, somniloquy - uttering speech while asleep

roll call - calling out an official list of names

auditory communication - communication that relies on hearing

speech sound, phone, sound - (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"

cry, yell - a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain"

croak, croaking - a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)

exclaiming, exclamation - an abrupt excited utterance; "she gave an exclamation of delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it"

expletive - a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line

groan, moan - an utterance expressing pain or disapproval

howl, howling, ululation - a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect"

laugh, laughter - the sound of laughing

paging - calling out the name of a person (especially by a loudspeaker system); "the public address system in the hospital was used for paging"

profanity - vulgar or irreverent speech or action

pronunciation - the manner in which someone utters a word; "they are always correcting my pronunciation"

exultation, rejoicing, jubilation - the utterance of sounds expressing great joy

sigh, suspiration - an utterance made by exhaling audibly

snarl - a vicious angry growl

speaking, speech production - the utterance of intelligible speech

speech - something spoken; "he could hear them uttering merry speeches"

splutter, sputter - an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)

rasp, rasping - uttering in an irritated tone

growling - a gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal)