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Qim Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
sound of water
When a wave breaks and it then runs up the beach, say, close to you laying on your towel, what sound does it make?
It is a whishhhhing sound, but there is no such word in English with that particular meaning.
Help!
It is a whishhhhing sound, but there is no such word in English with that particular meaning.
Help!
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Murmure, ripple, riffle, rush, plash, splash, wash.... the murmur of the waves along the shore, the wash of waves upon rocks It depends on how strong the waves are.
- Murmure, ripple, riffle, rush, plash, splash, wash....
- the murmur of the waves along the shore, the wash of waves upon rocks It depends on how strong the waves are.
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Murmure, ripple, riffle, rush, plash, splash, wash....
the murmur of the waves along the shore, the wash of waves upon rocks
It depends on how strong the waves are.
the murmur of the waves along the shore, the wash of waves upon rocks
It depends on how strong the waves are.
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lap
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): lapped; lapped; lapping; laps
Etymology: Middle English lapen, lappen, from Old English lapian; akin to Old High German laffan to lick, Icelandic lepja to lap, Latin lambere to lick, Greek laphyssein to devour, gulp d
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lap
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): lapped; lapped; lapping; laps
Etymology: Middle English lapen, lappen, from Old English lapian; akin to Old High German laffan to lick, Icelandic lepja to lap, Latin lambere to lick, Greek laphyssein to devour, gulp d
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QimWhen a wave breaks and it then runs up the beach, say, close to you laying on your towel, what sound does it make?I would describe it as a "fizzing" noise. If you're lying on sand.
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