English > let out: 4 senses > verb 1, communication| Meaning | Express audibly; utter sounds / sounds (not necessarily words / words). |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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| Example | "She let out a big heavy sigh" |
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| Synonyms | utter, emit, let loose |
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| Narrower | bark | make barking sounds |
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| bellow, roar | make a loud noise, as of animal |
| bite out | Utter |
| bleat, blate, blat, baa | cry plaintively |
| break into | Express or utter spontaneously |
| cackle | squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens |
| call | Utter in a loud voice or announce |
| call | Utter a characteristic note or cry |
| caw | Utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens |
| chirr | make a vibrant noise, of grasshoppers or cicadas |
| chorus | Utter in unison |
| churr, whirr | make a vibrant sound, as of some birds |
| cluck, click, clack | make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens |
| coo | cry softly, as of pigeons |
| croak, cronk | Utter a hoarse sound, like a raven |
| crow | Express pleasure verbally |
| crow | Utter shrill sounds |
| cry | Utter a characteristic sound |
| deliver | Utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.) |
| gargle | Utter with gargling or burbling sounds |
| gibber | chatter inarticulately |
| give | emit or utter |
| gobble | make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys |
| groan, moan | Indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure |
| grumble, growl, rumble | To utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds |
| grunt | issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise |
| gurgle | Utter with a gurgling sound |
| haw | Utter 'haw' |
| heave | Utter a sound, as with obvious effort |
| hee-haw, bray | braying characteristic of donkeys |
| hem | Utter 'hem' or 'ahem' |
| hiss, siss, sizz, sibilate | make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval |
| honk, cronk | cry like a goose |
| hoot | To utter a loud clamorous shout |
| hoot | Utter the characteristic sound of owls |
| howl, wrawl, yammer, yowl | cry loudly, as of animals |
| lift | make audible |
| meow, mew | cry like a cat |
| mew | Utter a high-pitched cry, as of seagulls |
| miaou, miaow | make a cat-like sound |
| moo, low | make a low noise, characteristic of bovines |
| nasale | speak in a nasal voice |
| neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny | Make a characteristic sound, of a horse |
| pant | Utter while panting, as if out of breath |
| peep, cheep, chirp, chirrup | make high-pitched sounds |
| quack | Utter quacking noises |
| repeat, echo | To say / say again or imitate |
| shoot | Utter fast and forcefully |
| shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall | Utter a sudden loud cry |
| sibilate | Utter a sibilant |
| sigh | Utter with a sigh |
| sing | To make melodious sounds |
| smack | Press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating |
| snort | Indicate contempt / contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose |
| spit, spit out | Utter with anger or contempt / contempt |
| sputter, splutter | Utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage / rage |
| squeal, oink | Utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs |
| troat | emit a cry intended to attract other animals |
| trumpet | Utter in trumpet-like sounds |
| tsk, tut, tut-tut | Utter 'tsk,' 'tut,' or 'tut-tut,' as in disapproval |
| volley | Utter rapidly |
| wolf-whistle | whistle or howl approvingly at a female, of males |
| Spanish | emitir sonidos, emitir |
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| Catalan | emetre sons |
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English > let out: 4 senses > verb 2, communication| Meaning | Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
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| Synonyms | unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, uncover |
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| Cause to | break, get out, get around | Be released or become known |
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| Entailed by | sell someone out | Give information that compromises others |
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| Narrower | betray, bewray | reveal unintentionally |
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| blackwash | Bring (information) out of concealment |
| blow | Cause to be revealed and jeopardized |
| come out of the closet, out, come out | To state openly and publicly one's homosexuality |
| confide | reveal in private |
| leak | tell anonymously |
| muckrake | explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures |
| out | reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle |
| reveal | disclose directly or through prophets |
| spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out | divulge confidential information or secrets |
| spring | produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly / unexpectedly |
| Broader | tell | Let something be known |
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| Similar to | break, get out, get around | Be released or become known |
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| Spanish | declarar, descubrir, desvelar, divulgar, exponer, manifestar, revelar |
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| Catalan | declarar, desvelar, divulgar, manifestar, revelar |
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