
single word requests - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
See blowing a raspberry on Wikipedia, which says the sound can be transcribed in IPA as the unvoiced linguolabial trill [r̼̊], and is "commonly spelled" pbbbt on the internet.
A word for blowing air onto baby's tummy to make him (her) laugh
Nov 4, 2013 · What do you call the action when you press your mouth against baby's tummy and blow air to make the baby laugh?
What's the verb for making that "pffft" sound?
1 That sound is called a raspberry (sometimes also referred to as a "Bronx Cheer"). The act of making it is referred to a blowing a raspberry. If you need a single word-verb for it, the one I …
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Bronx cheer: a rude sound made by sticking the tongue out and blowing. - Blow a raspberry: - To make a sputtering noise by pressing the tongue and lips together. It can be used to express …
Word for sighing through your lips so that they flap and make a …
Jun 9, 2017 · If you take a deep breath, close your lips gently, and then exhale, the air forces itself past your lips and makes them flap together like a horse. Is there a commonly used word or …
Name for that sound you make with pursed lips
Jul 15, 2012 · Perhaps raspberries, as in to blow raspberries: 2 [short for raspberry tart, rhyming slang for fart] : a sound of contempt made by protruding the tongue between the lips and …
single word requests - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Sep 2, 2022 · What word should I use to indicate the sound that a person makes when blowing through their mouth (e.g they're blowing out a candle or blowing hot noodles before eating)?
Word for when baby is blowing raspberries (drooling, spit up)
Nov 15, 2024 · Other than 'blowing' can you say say which end of your baby the raspberries come from? Beyond that how could 'drooling' equate to 'blowing (anything)' and how could even …
Is rhyming slang used in other parts of the world than London?
Jun 5, 2015 · Wiki also says: Outside England, rhyming slang is used in many English-speaking countries in the Commonwealth of Nations, but is not in general use in the United States. …
What is the etymology and literal meaning of 'Cock a snoot/snook'?
The NOAD reports that the phrase (chiefly British) cock a snook means "place one's hand so that the thumb touches one's nose and the fingers are spread out, in order to express contempt;" it …