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To vociferate is commonly applied to loud and excited speech where there is little besides the exertion of voice. In exclaiming , the utterance may not be strikingly, though somewhat, above the ordinary tone and pitch; we may exclaim by mere interjections, or by connected words, but always by some articulate utterance.
Grand Pause, General Pause; indicates to the performers that the entire ensemble has a rest of indeterminate length, often as a dramatic effect during a loud section gaudioso With joy gemächlich (Ger.) Unhurried, at a leisurely pace gemendo Groaningly gentile Gentle geschwind (Ger.) Quickly geteilt (Ger.) See divisi getragen (Ger.) Solemnly ...
Peter Hershock, in discussing these terms in the context of performative utterances, points out the difference between telling someone that one is laughing out loud and actually laughing out loud: "The latter response is a straightforward action. The former is a self-reflexive representation of an action: I not only do something but also show ...
soft-loud: A keyboard instrument Piccolo: little: A tiny woodwind instrument Sordun: deaf, dull in sound: An archaic double-reed wind instrument Timpani: drums: Large drums Tuba: tube: A large brass instrument Viola: viola, orig. Latin vitulari "be joyful" A medium-sized stringed instrument Viola d'amore: love viola: A tenor viol with no frets ...
The exact history and origin of the term is debated. [6]The term is "probably an agent noun" [7] from the word crack. The word crack was later adopted into Gaelic as the word craic meaning a "loud conversation, bragging talk" [8] [9] where this interpretation of the word is still in use in Ireland, Scotland, and Northern England today.
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 ...
The horizontal axis shows frequency in Hertz. In acoustics, loudness is the subjective perception of sound pressure.More formally, it is defined as the "attribute of auditory sensation in terms of which sounds can be ordered on a scale extending from quiet to loud". [1]
The nomenclature varies by country. In most anglophone countries, it is known as a raspberry, which is attested from at least 1890, [5] and which in the United States had been shortened to razz by 1919. [6]