Utter+disapproval
11Public image of George W. Bush — CBS News/New York Times Bush public opinion polling by Gallup/USA Today from February 2001 to December 2007. Blue denotes approve , red disapprove , and green unsure . Large increases in approval followed the September 11 attacks, the beginning… …
12express — adj *explicit, definite, specific, categorical Analogous words: expressed, voiced, uttered (see EXPRESS vb): lucid, *clear, perspicuous: distinct, plain (see EVIDENT): precise, exact, accurate (see CORRECT) Contrasted words: implicit,… …
13groan — groaner, n. groaningly, adv. /grohn/, n. 1. a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief: the groans of dying soldiers. 2. a deep, inarticulate sound uttered in derision, disapproval, desire, etc. 3. a deep grating or creaking sound due to a… …
14disdain — I noun abhorrence, abjuration, abnegation, act of despising, act of discrediting, act of loathing, act of scorning, act of shunning, act of spurning, act of taunting, airs, arrogance, contempt, contemptio, contemptuousness, contumeliousness,… …
15groan — [[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… …
16hiss — hisser, n. hissingly, adv. /his/, v.i. 1. to make or emit a sharp sound like that of the letter s prolonged, as a snake does, or as steam does when forced under pressure through a small opening. 2. to express disapproval or contempt by making… …
17hiss — [[t]hɪs[/t]] v. hissed, hiss•ing, n. v.i. 1) to make or emit a sharp sound like that of the letter s when prolonged 2) to express disapproval or contempt by making this sound 3) to express disapproval of by hissing 4) to silence or drive away by… …
18hiss — /hɪs / (say his) verb (i) 1. to make or emit a sharp sound like that of the letter s prolonged, as a goose or a snake does, or as steam does rushing through a small opening. 2. to express disapproval or contempt by making this sound. –verb (t) 3 …
19groan´ing|ly — groan «grohn», noun, verb. –n. a sound made down in the throat that expresses grief, pain, or disapproval; deep, short moan: »We heard the groans of the man who had fallen off the cliff. ╂[< verb] –v.i. 1. to give a groan or groans: »The tired …
20siss — verb 1. make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval • Syn: ↑hiss, ↑sizz, ↑sibilate • Derivationally related forms: ↑sibilant (for: ↑sibilate), ↑sibilation ( …
