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clack , clack / klak/ • v. make or cause to make a sharp sound or series of such sounds as a result of a hard object striking another: [intr.] he heard the s… chirp , chirp / chərp/ • v. [intr.] (typically of a small bird or an insect) utter a short, sharp, high-pitched sound. ∎ (of a person) say something in a liv… Sounding , sound·ing1 / ˈsounding/ • n. the action or process of measuring the depth of the sea or other body of water. ∎ a measurement taken by sounding. ∎ the… Blip , blip / blip/ • n. 1. a short high-pitched sound made by an electronic device. 2. a flashing point of light on a radar screen representing an object,… Phonetics , phonetics (fōnĕt´Ĭks, fə–), study of the sounds of languages from three basic points of view. Phonetics studies speech sounds according to their prod… Bleep , bleep / blēp/ • n. a short high-pitched sound made by an electronic device as a signal or to attract attention: the autopilot sent back an acknowledg…
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