tu-whit tu-whoo

noun

Definition of tu-whit tu-whoonext
as in screech

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  1. screech
  2. bark
  3. crow
  4. meow
  5. chirp
  6. roar
  7. quack
  8. squeal
Noun
  • Phill Simon and his family were sleeping in their Glen Park home when the screech of tornado alerts going off on their phones woke them up.
    Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The climax is protracted but darkly thrilling: ugly secrets spill into the open, winged monkeys screech and scatter, and Elphaba comes into full possession of her powers.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of screech
Noun
  • One drawback is that the brightly colored bark only appears with age.
    Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
  • One way that lead could accumulate in cinnamon tree bark is when trees are cultivated in contaminated soil.
    Katarzyna Kordas, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of bark
Noun
  • That said, these crows aren’t the only smart members of the Corvidae family.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Thick swarms of black flies hummed and knocked against the windows of an idling car, while crows and vultures waited nearby — eyeballing the taut and bloated carcasses roasting in the October heat.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of crow
Noun
  • There’s no dialogue, at least none decipherable to human ears — everything is a symphony of meows, woofs, squawks, grunts, squeaks, squeals and simian cries.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
  • This little kitty purrs, walks, and even tumbles, giving my daughter all the fun of having another cat without the extra fur or midnight meows.
    Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of meow
Noun
  • Mating calls: Male crickets chirp to attract females.
    Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 23 July 2024
  • The music machine produced a sound reminiscent of chimes, scattered with noises of children playing, parrot chatter (from the somewhat infamous monk parakeets) and cricket chirps.
    Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 21 June 2024
Definition of chirp
Noun
  • But for a few hours a day, the 4-month-old pygmy hippo springs to life, gumming on leaves, zooming around the compound and tossing her head in a silent, open-mouthed roar.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
  • The roars that greet Ohio State’s three-and-out to start the game double as an enormous exhale.
    Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of roar
Noun
  • The nomination to any responsible position of quacks like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. or Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo would put her to that test.
    Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Her favorite recording reminded me of a duck’s quack.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of quack
Noun
  • The poor bat’s squeals lingered with me through the night.
    Jack King, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
  • There’s no dialogue, at least none decipherable to human ears — everything is a symphony of meows, woofs, squawks, grunts, squeaks, squeals and simian cries.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of squeal
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