rend the air
verb
Roget 839:
lament,
mourn,
deplore,
grieve,
weep over;
bewail,
bemoan;
condole with
etc.
915;
fret
etc.
(suffer)
828;
wear mourning,
go into mourning,
put on mourning;
wear the willow,
wear sackcloth and ashes;
infandum renovare dolorem [Lat.]
[Vergil];
etc.
(regret)
833
give sorrow words.
sigh;
give a sigh,
heave,
fetch a sigh;
waft a sigh from Indus to the pole"
[Pope];
sigh 'like a furnace'"
[As you Like It];
wail.
cry,
weep,
sob,
greet,
blubber,
pipe,
snivel,
bibber†,
whimper,
pule;
pipe one's eye;
drop tears,
shed tears,
drop a tear,
shed a tear;
melt into tears,
burst into tears;
fondre en larmes [Fr.];
cry oneself blind,
cry one's eyes out;
yammer.
scream
etc.
(cry out)
411;
mew
etc.
(animal sounds)
412;
groan,
moan,
whine;
roar;
roar like a bull,
bellow like a bull;
cry out lustily,
rend the air.
frown,
scowl,
make a wry face,
gnash one's teeth,
wring one's hands,
tear one's hair,
beat one's breast,
roll on the ground,
burst with grief.
complain,
murmur,
mutter,
grumble,
growl,
clamor,
make a fuss about,
croak,
grunt,
maunder;
deprecate
etc.
(disapprove)
932.
cry out before one is hurt,
complain without cause.
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Roget 404:
be loud
etc.
adj.;
peal,
swell,
clang,
boom,
thunder,
blare,
fulminate,
roar;
resound
etc.
408.
speak up,
shout
etc.
(vociferate)
411;
bellow
etc.
(cry as an animal)
412.
rend the air,
rend the skies;
fill the air;
din in the ear,
ring in the ear,
thunder in the ear;
pierce the ears,
split the ears,
rend the ears,
split the head;
deafen,
stun;
faire le diable a quatre [Fr.];
make one's windows shake,
rattle the windows;
awaken the echoes,
startle the echoes;
wake the dead.
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Roget 411:
cry,
roar,
shout,
bawl,
brawl,
halloo,
halloa,
hoop,
whoop,
yell,
bellow,
howl,
scream,
screech,
screak†,
shriek,
shrill,
squeak,
squeal,
squall,
whine,
pule,
pipe,
yaup†.
cheer;
hoot;
grumble,
moan,
groan.
snore,
snort;
grunt
etc.
(animal sounds)
412.
vociferate;
raise up the voice,
lift up the voice;
call out,
sing out,
cry out;
exclaim;
rend the air;
thunder at the top of one's voice,
shout at the top of one's voice,
shout at the pitch of one's breath,
thunder at the pitch of one's breath;
s'_egosiller;
strain the throat,
strain the voice,
strain the lungs;
give a cry
etc.
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