A collection of words for music, voice, and noise — from everyday vocabulary to rare and beautiful gems.
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psithurism
noun
The sound of wind through trees; the whispering of leaves.
susurrus
A whispering or murmuring sound.
smash
A conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang"
smasher
strike
bang
musical performance
The act of performing music
transposition
(music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
comparison
The act of examining resemblances; "they made a comparison of noise levels"; "the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator"
comparing
caress
A gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it); "he showered her with caresses"; "soft music was a fond caress"; "the caresses of the breeze played over his face"
voice
A means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated; "the voice of the law"; "the Times is not the voice of New York"; "conservatism has many voices"
transfer
The act of transfering something from one form to another; "the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise"
transference
tone ending
(music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
swan song
A final performance or effort (especially before retirement)
attack
A decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
tone-beginning
marching
The act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind); "it was a long march"; "we heard the sound of marching"
rotation
The act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
rotary motion
abatement
The act of abating; "laws enforcing noise abatement"
roughness
Harsh or severe speech or behavior; "men associate the roughness of nonstandard working-class speech with masculinity"; "the roughness of her voice was a signal to keep quiet"
fulmination
The act of exploding with noise and violence; "his fulminations frightened the horses"
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