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  2. Intonation (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    Very high pitch is for strong emotion or emphasis. [21] Pitch can indicate attitude: for example, Great uttered in isolation can indicate weak emotion (with pitch starting medium and dropping to low), enthusiasm (with pitch starting very high and ending low), or sarcasm (with pitch starting and remaining low).

  3. Sibilant - Wikipedia

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    In addition, the following tongue shapes are described, from sharpest and highest-pitched to dullest and lowest-pitched: Hollow (e.g. [s]): This hollow accepts a large volume of air that is forced through a typically narrow aperture that directs a high-velocity jet of air against the teeth, which results in a high-pitched, piercing "hissing ...

  4. High rising terminal - Wikipedia

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    The high rising terminal (HRT), also known as rising inflection, upspeak, uptalk, or high rising intonation (HRI), is a feature of some variants of English where declarative sentences can end with a rising pitch similar to that typically found in yes–no questions.

  5. Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for ...

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    Move over, Wordle and Connections—there's a new NYT word game in town! The New York Times' recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity fans can find on ...

  6. List of percussion instruments - Wikipedia

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    Pitched 111.222 Idiophone As a keyboard instrument, not part of the percussion section of the orchestra [4] Chácaras: Canary Islands Unpitched 111.141 Idiophone Chenda: India Unpitched 211.212 Membranophone Chime bar: Pitched 111.221 Idiophone Chime (bell instrument) Pitched 111.242.2 Idiophone Chimta: South Asia Idiophone China cymbal: Unpitched

  7. Glossary of cricket terms - Wikipedia

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    the place along the pitch where a delivery bounces (see short pitched, good length, half-volley, full toss). [1] Life a batter being reprieved because of a mistake by the fielding team, through dropping a catch, missing a run-out chance or the wicket-keeper missing a stumping. Light see bad light Limited overs match

  8. Glass harmonica - Wikipedia

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    A glass harp, an ancestor of the glass armonica, being played in Rome.The rims of wine glasses filled with water are rubbed by the player's fingers to create the notes.. The name "glass harmonica" (also "glass armonica", "glassharmonica"; harmonica de verre, harmonica de Franklin, armonica de verre, or just harmonica in French; Glasharmonika in German; harmonica in Dutch) refers today to any ...

  9. The New York Times crossword - Wikipedia

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    Clues and answers must always match in part of speech, tense, aspect, number, and degree. A plural clue always indicates a plural answer and a clue in the past tense always has an answer in the past tense. A clue containing a comparative or superlative always has an answer in the same degree (e.g., [Most difficult] for TOUGHEST). [6]