| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A telephone communication: call, ring2. See WORDS. 2. A continuous low-pitched droning sound: bumble2, burr, drone2, hum, whir, whiz. See SOUNDS. | | VERB: | 1. To make a continuous low-pitched droning sound: bumble2, burr, drone2, hum, whir, whiz. See SOUNDS. 2. To communicate with (someone) by telephone: call, ring2, telephone. Informal : dial, phone. Idioms: get someone on the horn, give someone a buzz (or call) (or ring) . See WORDS.
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