A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt.
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Examples for "bird "
Examples for "bird "
1 It happened quite quickly, and soon the bird was no longer faded.
2 However, Mr Wills said bird restoration might one day be too successful.
3 The bird welfare charity is unveiling its environmental programme for government today.
4 A number of companies and national governments are developing bird flu vaccines.
5 On Tuesday, officials said bird flu had spread to a new area.
1 Something in the soft hiss of the words made the Ranger turn.
2 The manager was heard to hiss from the shelter of the wings:
3 A great hiss momentarily drowned out the thunder of the horses' hooves.
4 The sound track picked up the crash and hiss of the breakers.
5 Snarg let him know it was a bad idea with a hiss .
1 I heard Pickover snort ; the name must have meant something to him.
2 And quite a lover, too, I'm told.' He gave a lascivious snort .
3 With a snort of impatience, the General snatched the paper from him.
4 He would snort coke through a garden hose given half a chance.
5 Bryant's derisive snort was enough to suggest that he did not agree.
1 However, if folk want to boo players, then they're more than entitled.
2 Intending to suggest that every boo - boo could be a source of joy.
3 And he asked the crowd not to boo Republicans and cheer Democrats.
4 I may teach my two to boo and call it a day.
5 Supporters do not groan about misplaced passes or boo their own players.
1 Epidemiological data pointed to raspberry cakes as the source of the outbreak.
2 Behind the squat pagoda a sky of raspberry pink closed the background.
3 Levet offered a raspberry as he flapped his wings to rise higher.
4 The discriminating bees forsake most other flowers while the raspberry blossoms last.
5 In menorrhagia-toomuch flow-cinnamonand raspberry leaves can be combined with it.
1 The sun had set; an owl began to hoot in the wood.
2 But the film is, of course, a hoot from beginning to end.
3 A moment later they heard the single, unexpected hoot of an owl.
4 Nhlanhla Nene's upcoming mid-term budget speech is going to be a hoot .
5 Olympos gave a great hoot of laughter, and so did many others.
1 She was only sore that he'd obviously used it to razz her.
2 Tracy was surprised the older woman hadn't taken this chance to razz her.
3 Well, the Red Swede got the grand razz handed to him, all right.
4 But in sessions of the caucus he and Trotter continued to razz Obama.
5 For several days after the slasher's arrest the other detectives gave me the razz .
1 We would have been right there with you, giving a Bronx cheer .
2 What we call the Bronx cheer is known in Europe as the Bavarian salute.
3 The three beer girls raised a raucous Bronx cheer .
4 Both choices spooked investors, and the result was a market that gave both possible combinations the Bronx cheer .
5 Wall Street investors, meanwhile, gave Google a rousing Bronx cheer Thursday, after the company slightly missed earnings expectations.
1 As soon as I'd stopped razzing him and relaxed, it had happened.
2 A little innocent razzing mixed in, he judged, with some genuine resentment.
3 Handing her a photograph, Tom countered, Think about the razzing I took about you.
4 In a minute, when they found out he wasn't any good, they'd start razzing him.
5 McCarthy was well aware of the razzing Michael had taken his first years on the force.
6 Only Vince Hogan didn't participate in the razzing .
7 She couldn't deny she enjoyed razzing Dante.
8 The " razzing " had started, and Hugh lost his nerve.
9 Well, ZAP was just razzing you.
10 Bruderman says he understands the razzing .
11 Charlie can take a little razzing .
12 She could just hear the razzing she would get every time one of Kenny's buddies stopped by for pie.
13 Bennett Ryan looked like he was on the verge of losing his lunch and razzing all over the table.
14 My outfit's still razzing me.
15 He held back more to protect Charlotte from embarrassment than to ward off any razzing he'd get from his family.
16 When Pavano showed up in the Yankees clubhouse, something far worse than cruel jokes and frat-boy razzing took place: nothing.
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