17
whoop(noun, verb, delight, call, arouse)
15
squall(noun, verb, call, complain, shout)
15
squawk(noun, verb, animal, sound, delight)
14
bark(noun, verb, sound, informal, call)
14
call out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, call, shout)
14
hoot(noun, verb, sound, call, arouse)
14
lament(noun, verb, desire, criticize, censure)
13
bemoan(verb, activity, desire, criticize, censure)
13
bewail(verb, activity, desire, criticize, censure)
13
cheer(noun, verb, increase, praise, regard)
13
grieve(verb, desire, sorrow, want, suffer)
13
whimper(noun, verb, complain, thick, scream)
13
whine(noun, verb, activity, call, complain)
12
bay(noun, verb, sound, call, roar)
12
keen(noun, verb, desire, happy, sorrow)
12
mourn(verb, criticize, censure, condemn, sorrow)
12
outcry(noun, verb, sound, call, demand)
12
sigh(noun, verb, desire, sorrow, want)
12
squeal(noun, verb, time, alert, signal)
11
clamor(noun, verb, sound, call, rage)
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