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zaćwierkać, zaszczebiotać, zaświergotać, cykać Kosy pięknie świergoczą. Świerszcze cykały tamtej nocy na polu. start learning
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Insects and birds chirping. Blackbirds chirp beautifully. Crickets chirped on the field that night.
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świergotać, szczebiotać, trajkotać (mówić w ożywiony sposób) "Dzień dobry!" zaszczebiotał Alex. start learning
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to chirp, to chirp, to rattle (to speak in an animated manner) "Good morning!" chirped Alex.
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śpiewać trele (o ptakach), dźwięczeć, świergotać (wydać krótkie dźwięki o wysokim tonie) Telefon zadźwięczał głośno. Telefon leżący na stole nieoczekiwanie zaświergotał. start learning
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to sing trills (of birds), to chirp, to warble (to make short, high-pitched sounds) Birds are trilling. The phone trilled loudly. The phone lying on the desk trilled unexpectedly.
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skrzeczeć (o ptaku), gęgać (o gęsi) / (of a bird) to make an unpleasantly loud, sharp noise start learning
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As the fox came into the yard, the chickens began squawking in alarm. Bird squawking / screeching.
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to shout, scream, or cry in a loud, unpleasant way start learning
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The baby never stopped squawking all night.
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gderać, zrzędzić / to complain about something noisily start learning
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Environmental groups have been squawking about the decision to build the motorway through a forest.
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piszczeć (o hamulcach), zgrzytać (o zawiasach), mówić wrzaskliwym głosem / to make an unpleasant, loud, high noise start learning
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to squeak (of brakes), to grind (of hinges), to speak in a shrill voice / to make an unpleasant, loud, high noise She was screeching at him at the top of her voice. He was screeching with pain/laughter. "Don't you dare touch me!" she screeched. The car screeched to a halt/standstill (= stopped very suddenly, making a loud high noise).
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biadolić, jęczeć, skomleć, łkać / (especially of an animal) to make a series of small, weak sounds expressing pain or unhappiness start learning
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A half-starved dog lay in the corner, whimpering pathetically. I said she couldn't have an ice cream and she started to whimper. Cat whimpers
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wyć, zawodzić / synonim: howl / to make a long, high, unhappy cry, usually when hurt or fighting start learning
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I was woken up by cats yowling outside my window. On the hills, the foxes yowled and yelped. Cat yowls
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skomleć, skowyczeć / to make a sudden, short, high sound, usually when in pain start learning
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I accidentally stepped on the dog's foot and it yelped. She yelped, as if being punched in the stomach.
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Cat meows. A cat was meowing pitifully outside the door. A cat meowed from somewhere in the house.
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biadolić, jęczeć, kwilić, lamentować, skomleć / to make a long, high, sad sound start learning
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Cat whines. Leon's dog was sitting by the door whining, so I thought I'd better take it for a walk.
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1. mruczeć (o kocie) 2) warkotać, perkotać (o silniku) 3) mówić miękkim, seksownym głosem / to make a quiet, continuous, soft sound start learning
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Cat purrs. The cat purred as I stroked its fur. We could hear the sound of a lawnmower purring in the back garden. A black limousine purred up (= drove up making a quiet, continuous, soft sound) outside the hotel.
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warczeć, pomrukiwać / to make a low, rough sound, usually in anger start learning
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Dogs bark and growl. The dog growled at her and snapped at her ankles. "Not now, I'm busy," he growled.
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chrumkać (np. świnia) / (of a pig) to make a low, rough noise start learning
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Dog pants and grunts. The pigs were grunting contentedly as they ate their food.
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wykonywać szybki ruch w powietrzu wydając miękki dźwięk, śmigać / to (cause to) move quickly through the air making a soft sound start learning
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Fish swishing. I heard the rope swish through the air. The horses swished their tails to get rid of the flies hovering around them.
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pluskać, szemrać (o wodzie) / to (cause to) move in small waves start learning
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Water rippling. The breeze rippled the water. His muscles rippled under his skin.
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krakać, zakrakać / the loud, rough cry of a bird such as a crow start learning
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