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interjection • A representation of laughter. • An exclamation of triumph or discovery. • An exclamation of grief. • A sound of hesitation: er, um. • Said when making a vigorous attack. • (with falling pitch) used to express amusement or subtle surprise. • Used to express doubt or confusion. • (with rising pitch) Used to reinforce a question. • (with falling pitch) Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement. • (with rising pitch) Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said. • (with falling pitch) Used to create a tag question. noun • The fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). | ||||||||
| 22% | 4 | Cry and cry and cry | ||||||
verb • shout loudly and without restraint • make a raucous noise • cry loudly | ||||||||
| 22% | 4 | Playing seconds from Johnny Cash: Cry! Cry! Cry! | ||||||
noun • a deep prolonged loud noise • a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal) • the sound made by a lion verb • make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles • utter words loudly and forcefully • emit long loud cries • act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way • make a loud noise, as of animal • laugh unrestrainedly and heartily | ||||||||
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