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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| throw to the wolves | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| keep the wolf from the door | /x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| whistle in the dark | /xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cry foul | // | Phrase, Verb |
| pull the wool over someone's eyes | /x//x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| call someone's bluff | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| raise one's voice | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| lie through one's teeth | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| warn | / | Verb |
| raise red flags | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| bluff | / | Noun |
| kick up a fuss | //xx | Phrase, Verb |
| circle the wagons | /xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| wolf | / | Noun |
| bark up the wrong tree | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| play the fool | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| blow the whistle | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| squeal | / | Noun |
| throw caution to the wind | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| canary | x/x | Noun |
| glow | / | Noun |
| blow smoke | // | Phrase, Verb |
| raise a stink | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cross one's fingers | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| flip one's lid | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| bawl out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| rattle someone's cage | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| snow | / | Noun |
| talk through one's hat | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| throw a fit | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| woe betide | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| live a lie | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lie in wait | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| raise hell | // | Phrase, Verb |
| trump up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| whoa | / | Verb |
| get the wind up | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| run for one's life | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| lock horns | // | Phrase, Verb |
| blow up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| lash out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| shoot the messenger | /x/xx | Phrase, Verb |
| turn a hair | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| wimp out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| raise the roof | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| smell a rat | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| look out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| pull someone's leg | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| raise the white flag | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| dare | / | Verb |
| make noises | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| ruffle some feathers | /x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| flip one's wig | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| throw a wobbly | /x/xx | Phrase, Verb |
| put the wind up | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| batten down the hatches | /x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| tip one's hand | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| have the wind up | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| go to the dogs | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| knock on wood | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| bend someone's ear | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| call for | // | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's guard up | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| rustle up | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take fright | // | Phrase, Verb |
| make waves | // | Phrase, Verb |
| ring true | // | Phrase, Verb |
| make an example of | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| believe one's ears | x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| bite one's tongue | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| save someone's bacon | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| scare someone to death | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| call out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| blow the gaff | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| have a cow | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| tell on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| yell | / | Noun |
| twist the knife | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get someone's goat | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| whistle past the graveyard | /x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| put up to | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| overplay one's hand | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| croak | / | Noun |
| alarm | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| alexander | xx/x | Name |
| along | x/ | Adverb |
| animal | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| antelope | /xx | Noun |
| appeal | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| baa | xx/ | Name, Verb |
| baby | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| badger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bark | / | Noun, Verb |
| bass | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| battle cry | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| bawl | / | Verb, Noun |
| bay | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| beast | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bellow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bird | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blubber | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| boar | / | Noun |
| boo | / | Noun, Verb |
| boy | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bray | / | Name, Verb |
| brute | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| buck | / | Noun, Verb |
| cackle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| call | / | Verb, Noun |
| cat | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| catch | / | Verb, Noun |
| caw | / | Noun, Verb |
| clamor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| clamour | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cluck | / | Noun, Verb |
| commingled | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| complaint | x/ | Noun |
| coo | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| coyote | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| cray | / | Name, Adjective |
| cree | / | Name |
| cried | / | Verb |
| cringe | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| crocodile | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| crow | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cruel | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| cry out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| deer | / | Noun |
| den | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| devil | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dolphin | /x | Noun |
| eagle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| easygoing | /x/x | Adjective |
| elephant | /xx | Noun |
| elk | / | Noun |
| everlasting | xx/x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| exclaim | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| exclamation | xx/x | Noun |
| fox | / | Noun, Verb |
| gang | / | Noun, Verb |
| gee | / | Name, Verb |
| gobble | /x | Verb, Noun |
| gray | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| gray wolf | // | Phrase, Noun |
| grieve | / | Verb, Noun |
| grizzly | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| groan | / | Noun, Verb |
| growl | / | Noun, Verb |
| happy | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| hare | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| help | / | Verb, Noun |
| hiss | / | Noun, Verb |
| holler | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| honk | / | Noun, Verb |
| hoot | / | Noun, Verb |
| horse | / | Noun, Verb |
| hosanna | x/x | Name, Verb |
| hose | / | Noun, Verb |
| hound | / | Noun, Verb |
| howl | / | Noun, Verb |
| hue and cry | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| hurrah | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| hurt | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| inarticulate | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| inconsolable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| jackal | /x | Noun, Verb |
| jaguar | /x | Noun |
| jubilation | xx/x | Noun |
| jungle | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| lair | / | Noun, Verb |
| lament | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| laugh | / | Noun, Verb |
| leopard | /x | Noun |
| lest | / | |
| let | / | Verb, Noun |
| lion | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| lira | /x | Noun |
| lizard | /x | Noun |
| lobo | /x | Name |
| looking | /x | Verb, Noun |
| loud | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| loup | / | Name |
| man | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| mask | / | Noun, Verb |
| mean | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| meow | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| mew | / | Noun, Verb |
| mingled | /x | Verb, Adjective |
| miss | / | Name, Verb |
| moan | / | Noun, Verb |
| moo | / | Noun, Verb |
| moon | / | Noun, Verb |
| motto | /x | Noun, Verb |
| mourn | / | Verb, Noun |
| nameless | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| neigh | / | Noun, Verb |
| noise | / | Noun, Verb |
| northern | /x | Adjective, Name |
| otter | /x | Noun |
| outcry | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pain | / | Noun, Verb |
| panther | /x | Noun |
| peep | / | Noun, Verb |
| piercing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| pipe | / | Noun, Verb |
| plead | / | Verb |
| protest | /x | Noun, Verb |
| puppy | /x | Noun, Verb |
| racer | /x | Noun |
| rallying | /xx | Noun |
| rallying cry | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| raspberry | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| red wolf | // | Phrase, Noun |
| rejoicing | x/x | Noun |
| remorseful | x/x | Adjective |
| reputation | xx/x | Noun |
| request | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| righteous | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| roar | / | Noun, Verb |
| runner | /x | Noun |
| sad | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| savage | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| scary | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| scream | / | Noun, Verb |
| screech | / | Noun, Verb |
| shame | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| shout | / | Verb, Noun |
| shriek | / | Noun, Verb |
| shrill | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| sing | / | Verb, Noun |
| sink | / | Noun, Verb |
| slogan | /x | Noun |
| smile | / | Noun, Verb |
| snake | / | Noun, Verb |
| snort | / | Noun, Verb |
