 let_loose |
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| 1. | [ verb ] express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words) | |
| Synonyms: | utter let_out emit | |
| Examples: | "She let out a big heavy sigh" "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
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| Related terms: | shout grunt give repeat groan heave call break_into grumble snore cluck hoot sing squeal neigh bite_out lift sigh crow crow twirp pant meow hiss quack chorus moo cackle deliver caw gobble bleat bellow nasale mew spit bark chirr churr volley miaou hee-haw sibilate honk sputter cry coo gibber gargle hem haw wolf-whistle shoot croak gurgel howl troat gurgle trumpet call utterance utterer | |
| 2. | [ verb ] turn loose or free from restraint | |
| Synonyms: | loose unleash | |
| Examples: | "let loose mines" "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity" |
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| Related terms: | let_go_of | |
| Similar spelling: |
Leo_Tolstoy |
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