utterance
Noun
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The use of uttered sounds for auditory communication (synset 107124555)
is a type of: auditory communication - communication that relies on hearingsubtypes:
- roll call - calling out an official list of names
- call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- cry, yell - a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)
- croak, croaking - a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
- exclaiming, exclamation - an abrupt excited utterance
- 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
- ahem, hem - the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.
- howl, howling, ululation - a long loud emotional utterance
- laugh, laughter - the sound of laughing
- mumble - a soft indistinct utterance
- paging - calling out the name of a person (especially by a loudspeaker system)
- profanity - vulgar or irreverent speech or action
- pronunciation - the manner in which someone utters a word
- exultation, jubilation, rejoicing - 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
- 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)
has: phone, sound, speech sound - (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some languagesame as: vocalization
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