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Lesson 24 Sound
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| din | steady loud noise; uproar; confused clamor |
| fanfare | showy, loud, short passage played on trumpets; fourish 2. showy display; noisy demonstration or parade; publicity |
| muffle | make less loud; deaden the sound of; suppress; keep from speaking |
| mute | unable to make sounds 2. making no sound; not speaking; silent; inarticulate |
| obstreperous | noisy and hard to control; unruly; boisterous |
| ovation | enthusiastic outburst of applause |
| reverberation | echo; repetition of a sound caused when sound waves bounce back from a surface |
| stentorian | very loud; extremely powerful in sound |
| undertone | low tone of voice |
| whine | whimper; utter a low complaining cry of distress; complain in a childish, self-pitying way |