Utter+disapproval
81banal — [[t]bənɑ͟ːl, næ̱l[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe something as banal, you do not like it because you think that it is so ordinary that it is not at all effective or interesting. The text is banal... Bland, banal music tinkled… …
82cackle — cack•le [[t]ˈkæk əl[/t]] v. led, ling, n. 1) anb to utter a shrill, broken cry, as of a hen 2) to laugh in a shrill, broken manner 3) to chatter noisily 4) to express with a cackling sound: They cackled their disapproval[/ex] 5) anb the act or… …
83tsk — (pronounced as an alveolar click; spelling pron. tisk), interj. 1) (used, often in quick repetition, as an exclamation of impatience, annoyance, disapproval, commiseration, etc.) 2) an exclamation of “tsk.” 3) to utter the exclamation “tsk.” …
84voice — [[t]vɔɪs[/t]] n. v. voiced, voic•ing 1) the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, esp. of human beings in speaking, singing, etc 2) the faculty or power of uttering sounds through the mouth by the controlled expulsion of… …
85tut — I. /tʌt/ (say tut), clicked /t/ (say t) interjection 1. (an exclamation expressing disapproval.) –noun 2. an exclamation of tut . –verb (i) (tutted, tutting) 3. to utter the exclamation tut . Also, tut tut. {imitative of a click of the tongue on… …
86voice — /vɔɪs / (say voys) noun 1. the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc. 2. the sounds naturally uttered by a single person in speech or vocal utterance, often… …
87cluck — [kluk] vi. [ME clokken < OE cloccian: orig. echoic] to make a low, sharp, clicking sound, as of a hen calling her chickens or brooding vt. to utter with such a sound [to cluck one s disapproval] n. 1. the sound of clucking ☆ 2. Slang a dull,… …
88tsk — for n. and v. [ tisk; ] interj., n. (a sound) used to express disapproval, genuine or mock sympathy, etc.: a click, or sucking sound, made by touching the tongue to the hard palate and rapidly withdrawing it vi. tsked, tsking to utter this sound …
89chorus — n. & v. n. (pl. choruses) 1 a group (esp. a large one) of singers; a choir. 2 a piece of music composed for a choir. 3 the refrain or the main part of a popular song, in which a chorus participates. 4 any simultaneous utterance by many persons… …
90groan — v. & n. v. 1 a intr. make a deep sound expressing pain, grief, or disapproval. b tr. utter with groans. 2 intr. complain inarticulately. 3 intr. (usu. foll. by under, beneath, with) be loaded or oppressed. n. the sound made in groaning. Phrases… …
