hearken

 hearken v

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1. (transitive, archaic except poetic) To hear (something) with attention; to have regard to (something).
2. (intransitive) To listen; to attend or give heed to what is uttered; to hear with attention, compliance, or obedience.
3. (intransitive, obsolete) To enquire; to seek information.

bombilation

 

bombilation (countable and uncountable, plural bombilations)

1. A humming or booming sound.

psithurism

 

psithurism (plural not attested)

1. (obsolete) The sound of rustling leaves or wind in the trees.

riquiqui

 

riquiqui (invariable)

(informal, also figuratively) tiny, narrow, cramped.

Onomatopoeic reduplication, compare ric-rac (“just about”).

Bioacoustics

 Bioacoustics is a cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics. Usually it refers to the investigation of sound production, dispersion and reception in animals (including humans).

 

rumbustious

 rumbustious

 noisy, energetic, and rough

 

banger

 

banger (plural bangers)

1. A thing or person which bangs, in any sense.
   1. (Britain) A firework that makes a bang.
   2. (sexuality, slang) A person who has sex.

1. 2. Coordinate terms: bang, gangbang, gangbanger

   3. (automotive, slang) An old, worn-out car. From a stereotypical one backfiring, making banging noises.

      Synonyms: bucket, beater, hooptie, jalopy, wreck, crock, shitbox, rustbucket; see also Thesaurus:old car

   4. (US, automotive, slang) A car or an engine; referring to the cylinders of an engine in a car. From the explosive bangs on every cylinder firing.

      He drives a little four-banger to work.

   5. (curling) One of the rocks that end up crashing against another, making banging sounds, after a throw.
   6. (curling) One of the rocks that results in a score at the finish of an end.
2. (Britain, sexuality, slang) A woman's breast.
3. (Britain, New Zealand, Australia, food, slang) A sausage.

   Synonym: (Australia) snag

   bangers and mash

4. (US, crime, slang) Clipping of gangbanger; a member of a gang.
5. (Britain, music, slang) A powerfully energetic piece of music, especially dance music.
6. (slang, by extension) Any particularly good or pleasing thing.

orotund

orotund (comparative more orotund, superlative most orotund)

1. Characterized by fullness, clarity, strength, and smoothness of sound.
2. Pompous; bombastic

Synonyms

• pompous
• sonorous

Misophonia

Misophonia, literally “hatred of sound,” is a form of decreased sound tolerance. It is characterized by negative experiences resulting only from specific sounds, whether loud or soft, and is often used interchangeably with the term Selective Sound Sensitivity. The term was coined by American neuroscientists Pawel Jastreboff and Margaret Jastreboff.

Unlike hyperacusis, misophonia is specific for certain sounds. Little is known about the anatomical location of the physiological abnormality that causes such symptoms but it is most likely high central nervous system structures. It is believed to result from abnormally strong connections between the autonomic and limbic systems in the brain, rather than over-activity of the auditory system. A subcortical route within non-classical auditory pathways may be indicated in the condition. Misophonia appears to reflect the auditory symptoms of sensory processing disorder, which typically presents in multiple sensory modes, but more research is needed to understand if, or how the conditions may be related.

Mistpouffers

Mistpouffers are unexplained reports that sound like a cannon or a sonic boom. They have been heard in many waterfront communities around the world such as the banks of the river Ganges in India, the East Coast and inland Finger Lakes of the United States, as well as areas of the North Sea, Japan and Italy; and sometimes away from water.

Stentorian

loud