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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| howl | / | Noun |
| whimper | /x | Noun, Noun |
| plaint | / | Noun, Noun |
| roar | / | Noun, Noun |
| lament | x/ | Noun, Noun |
| lamentation | xx/x | Noun, Noun |
| shrieks | / | Noun |
| moans | / | Noun |
| screams | / | Noun |
| yelps | / | Noun |
| cries | / | Noun, Verb |
| growls | / | Noun |
| shouts | / | Noun |
| squeals | / | Noun |
| sobs | / | Noun |
| falsetto | x/x | Noun |
| throb | / | Noun |
| sighs | / | Noun |
| weeps | / | Noun, Verb |
| vocals | /x | Noun |
| lullaby | /xx | Noun |
| dirge | / | Noun |
| thrum | / | Noun |
| screech | / | Noun |
| droning | /x | Noun |
| coos | / | Noun |
| quaver | /x | Noun |
| whines | / | Noun |
| gurgling | /xx | Noun |
| basso profundo | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| hisses | /x | Noun |
| cacophony | x/xx | Noun |
| trill | / | Noun |
| thunders | /x | Noun |
| throaty | /x | Noun |
| croaking | /x | Noun |
| bellowing | /xx | Noun |
| yells | / | Noun |
| melody | /xx | Noun |
| clatter | /x | Noun |
| sibilant | /xx | Noun |
| hollers | /x | Noun |
| chorus | /x | Noun |
| groans | / | Noun |
| thuds | / | Noun |
| peals | / | Noun |
| retching | /x | Noun |
| riffs | / | Noun |
| tambourine | xx/ | Noun |
| bawling | /x | Noun |
| claps | / | Noun |
| voices | /x | Noun |
| thumps | / | Noun |
| gasps | / | Noun |
| rasp | / | Noun |
| din | / | Noun |
| bangs | / | Noun |
| whisper | /x | Noun |
| murmur | /x | Noun |
| ballads | /x | Noun |
| exclamations | xx/x | Noun |
| sirens | /x | Noun |
| piteous | /xx | Adjective |
| heartrending | //x | Adjective |
| plaintive | /x | Adjective |
| mournful | /x | Adjective |
| agonized | /xx | Adjective |
| anguished | /x | Adjective |
| mourners | /x | Noun |
| doleful | /x | Adjective |
| pitiful | /xx | Adjective |
| dying | /x | Noun, Verb |
| loud | / | Adjective |
| piercing | /x | Verb |
| woe | / | Noun |
| uttering | /xx | Verb |
| curses | /x | Noun |
| agony | /xx | Noun |
| resounded | x/x | Verb |
| nameless | /x | Adjective |
| eerie | /x | Adjective |
| grief | / | Noun |
| tears | / | Noun |
| mourning | /x | Noun |
| muffled | /x | Adjective |
| emitting | x/x | Verb |
| despair | x/ | Noun |
| echoed | /x | Verb |
| dismay | x/ | Noun |
| punctuated | /xxx | Verb |
| babies | /x | Noun |
| protests | /x | Noun |
| burst | / | Verb |
| drowned | / | Verb |
| frantic | /x | Adjective |
| mingled | /x | Verb |
| subsided | x/x | Verb |
| dismal | /x | Adjective |
| pathetic | x/x | Adjective |
| widows | /x | Noun |
| sorrow | /x | Noun |
| frightened | /x | Adjective |
| hears | / | Verb |
| hungry | /x | Adjective |
| infant | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| sounded | /x | Verb |
| rent | / | Verb |
| terror | /x | Noun |
| drink | / | Noun |
| greeted | /x | Verb |
| pitch | / | Noun |
| wind | / | Noun |
| sad | / | Adjective |
| voyage | /x | Noun |
| listened | /x | Verb |
| distress | x/ | Noun |
| wounded | /x | Verb |
| faint | / | Adjective |
| ceased | / | Verb |
| prince | / | Noun |
| horror | /x | Noun |
| broke | / | Verb |
| souls | / | Noun |
| desperate | /x | Adjective |
| disturbed | x/ | Verb |
| rose | / | Verb |
| walls | / | Noun |
