buzzing+sound

  • 111Devil chase — Percussion Other names balingbing, bunkaka, devil chaser Classification Struck idiophone Hornbostel–Sachs classification 111.13 (Bamboo trough clapper) The devil chase is a percussion instrument originating in Southern Asia and commonly found in… …

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  • 112zizz — zɪz n. (British) nap (Slang); whizzing sound, buzzing sound; vim, vitality, enthusiasm, spunk; liveliness (Slang) …

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  • 113kazoo — [kə zu:] noun a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it, over which is a membrane that vibrates and adds a buzzing sound when the player hums into the pipe. Origin C19: appar. imitative of the sound produced …

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  • 114drone — I [[t]droʊn[/t]] n. 1) ent the male of the honeybee and other bees that is stingless and makes no honey 2) a craft operated by remote control, esp. a pilotless airplane guided by radio signals 3) a person who lives on the labor of others;… …

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  • 115zoom — [[t]zum[/t]] v. i. 1) to move quickly or suddenly with a loud humming or buzzing sound 2) aer. to fly a plane suddenly and sharply upward at great speed for a short distance 3) to move or go rapidly 4) mot to bring a photographic subject, movie… …

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  • 116whirr — /wɜ / (say wer) verb (i) (whirred, whirring) 1. to go, fly, dart, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a vibratory or buzzing sound. –noun 2. the act or sound of whirring: the whirr of wings. Also, whir. {Middle English, from Scandinavian;… …

  • 117kazoo — ► NOUN ▪ a simple musical instrument consisting of a pipe with a hole in it, over which is a membrane that vibrates and produces a buzzing sound when the player hums into it. ORIGIN apparently imitative of the sound produced …

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  • 118whir — or whirr [hwʉr, wʉr] vi., vt. whirred, whirring [ME (Northern) quirren, prob. < Scand, as in Dan hvirre, Norw kvirra, akin to ON hverfa, to turn: for IE base see WHARF] to fly, revolve, vibrate, or otherwise move quickly with a whizzing or… …

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  • 119dorbeetle — noun Old World dung beetle that flies with a droning sound • Hypernyms: ↑dung beetle * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: dor (I) + beetle : any of various beetles that fly with a buzzing sound; specifically : a common …

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  • 120zizz — n. & v. colloq. n. 1 a whizzing or buzzing sound. 2 a short sleep. v.intr. 1 make a whizzing sound. 2 doze or sleep. Etymology: imit …

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