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  • 101clump — [n1] mass of something array, batch, blob, body, bunch, bundle, chunk, cluster, clutter, gob, group, hodgepodge, hunk, jumble, knot, lot, lump, nugget, parcel, set, shock, wad; concepts 432,470 clump [n2] thumping noise clatter, clomp, galumph,… …

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  • 102bhlos-q-; -g- —     bhlos q ; g     English meaning: expr.     Deutsche Übersetzung: in Schallworten     Material: Ir. blosc, gen. bloisc “din, fuss, noise” (bhlosko ); compare also brosc ds. under *bhres ; Lith. blązgu, e ti intr. “clatter”, blązginti… …

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  • 103gal-2 —     gal 2     English meaning: to call, cry     Deutsche Übersetzung: “rufen, schreien”     Material: 1. Welsh galw “call, shout, cry, subpoena, send an invitation to court, summon”, M.Bret. galu “call, appeal; claim, summons; plea” (*gal u̯o ),… …

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  • 104ghen- —     ghen     English meaning: to crack open, grind, scratch     Deutsche Übersetzung: “zernagen, zerreiben, kratzen”, also “Kleines, Bißchen”     Material: Only in den extensions ghnēgh : ghnǝgh , ghnǝd(h) , ghnei , ghneu . guttural extension… …

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  • 105ker-1, kor-, kr- —     ker 1, kor , kr     English meaning: a kind of sound (hoarse shrieking, etc..), *crane     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schallnachahmung for heisere, rauhe Töne, solche Tierstimmen and die sie ausstoßenden Tiere”     Note: Root ker 1, kor , kr : “a …

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  • 106clutter — ► NOUN 1) things lying about untidily. 2) an untidy state. ► VERB ▪ cover or fill with clutter. ORIGIN variant of dialect clotter to clot , influenced by CLUSTER(Cf. ↑cluster) and CLATTER(Cf. ↑ …

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  • 107clatteringly — adverb Etymology: from present part of clatter (I) + ly : with clattering * * * clattˈeringly adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑clatter …

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  • 108slambang — adv. & adj. adv. with the sound of a slam. adj. colloq. impressive, exciting, or energetic. * * * I. adjective Etymology: slam bang 1. : unduly loud or violent a slambang clatter 2. a. : notably vigorous …

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  • 109blat|ter — «BLAT uhr», verb, noun. –v.t. to utter volubly. –v.i. 1. to speak volubly: »The girls blattered endlessly. 2. = clatter. (Cf. ↑clatter) –n. 1. a volley of clattering words. 2. a rattling or clattering noise. ╂[< Latin blaterāre talk …

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  • 110clut|ter — «KLUHT uhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a number of things scattered or left in disorder; litter; confusion: »It was hard to find the lost pen in the clutter of his desk. 2. a confused noise; loud clatter; hubbub. 3. images of interference on radar:… …

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