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  • 121sigh — vb Sigh, sob, moan, groan are comparable as verbs when they mean to emit a sound, commonly an inarticulate sound, indicative of mental or physical pain or distress and as nouns, such a sound. Sigh implies a deep audible respiration that is a… …

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  • 122crow — I [[t]kroʊ[/t]] n. 1) orn any of various large, stout billed, usu. gregarious songbirds of the genus Corvus (family Corvidae), typically black or drab colored, and nearly worldwide in distribution 2) orn any of several other birds of the family… …

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  • 123groan — [[t]groʊn[/t]] n. 1) a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief 2) a deep, inarticulate sound uttered in derision, disapproval, etc 3) a deep grating or creaking sound due to a sudden or continued overburdening, as with a great weight 4) to… …

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  • 124crow — I. /kroʊ / (say kroh) noun 1. either of two large, lustrous black Australian birds of the genus Corvus, having a characteristic harsh staccato call and shorter neck feathers than the raven: a. the Torresian crow, C. orru, found in Indonesia, New… …

  • 125grumble — v. & n. v. 1 intr. a (often foll. by at, about, over) complain peevishly. b be discontented. 2 intr. a utter a dull inarticulate sound; murmur, growl faintly. b rumble. 3 tr. (often foll. by out) utter complainingly. 4 intr. (as grumbling adj.)… …

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  • 126ineloquently — adverb without eloquence; in an inarticulate manner the freshman expresses his thoughts inarticulately • Syn: ↑inarticulately • Ant: ↑articulately (for: ↑inarticulately), ↑eloquently …

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  • 127A far cry — Cry Cry (kr?), n.; pl. {Cries} (kr?z). [F. cri, fr. crier to cry. See {Cry}, v. i. ] 1. A loud utterance; especially, the inarticulate sound produced by one of the lower animals; as, the cry of hounds; the cry of wolves. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2 …

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  • 128assembly language — Language Lan guage, n. [OE. langage, F. langage, fr. L. lingua the tongue, hence speech, language; akin to E. tongue. See {Tongue}, cf. {Lingual}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Any means of conveying or communicating ideas; specifically, human speech; the… …

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