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Ululation (/ ˌjuːljʊˈleɪʃən, ˌʌl -/ ⓘ, [ 1 ][ 2 ] from Latin ululo), trilling or lele, is a long, wavering, high-pitched vocal sound resembling a howl with a trilling quality. It is produced by emitting a high pitched loud voice accompanied with a rapid back and forth movement of the tongue and the uvula. [ 3 ]
Applause (Latin applaudere, to strike upon, clap) is primarily a form of ovation or praise expressed by the act of clapping, or striking the palms of the hands together, in order to create noise. Audiences usually applaud after a performance, such as a musical concert, speech, or play, as a sign of enjoyment and approval.
Huzzah. " Huzzah " on a sign at a Fourth of July celebration. Huzzah (sometimes written hazzah; originally spelled huzza and pronounced huh-ZAY, now often pronounced as huh-ZAH; [1][2] in most modern varieties of English hurrah or hooray) is, according to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), "apparently a mere exclamation". [3]
Blowing a raspberry. Blowing a raspberry, razzing or making a Bronx cheer, is to make a noise similar to flatulence that may signify derision, real or feigned. It is made by placing the tongue between the lips and blowing. A raspberry (when used with the tongue) is not used in any human language as a building block of words, apart from jocular ...
A small sports megaphone for cheering at sporting events, next to a 3 inch cigarette lighter for scale. A megaphone, speaking trumpet, bullhorn, blowhorn, or loudhailer is usually a portable or hand-held, cone-shaped acoustic horn used to amplify a person's voice or other sounds and direct it in a given direction.
Hortative. In linguistics, hortative modalities (/ ˈhɔːrtətɪv / ⓘ; abbreviated HORT) are verbal expressions used by the speaker to encourage or discourage an action. Different hortatives can be used to express greater or lesser intensity, or the speaker's attitude, for or against it. Hortative modalities signal the speaker's ...
Hip hip hooray. Hip hip hooray (also hippity hip hooray; hooray may also be spelled and pronounced hoorah, hurrah, hurray etc.) is a cheer called out to express congratulation toward someone or something, in the English-speaking world and elsewhere. By a sole speaker, it is a form of interjection. In a group, it takes the form of call and ...
A young man who is regarded as a show off and is brash or loud. [176] jack up Inject an illegal drug. [176] jag 1. A drug taking, or sometimes drinking, binge. 2. A period of uncontrolled activity. [177] jammy 1. Lucky. 2. Pleasant or desirable. [178] as in "More jam than Hartley's" when an impressive pool shot is pulled off. jerry A chamber ...