Roget's Thesaurus#407. Roll[Repeated and protracted sounds.]Nounsroll etc. v.; drumming etc. v.; berloque, bombination, rumbling; tattoo, drumroll; dingdong; tantara; rataplan; whirr; ratatat, ratatat-tat; rubadub; pitapat; quaver, clutter, charivari, racket; cuckoo; repetition etc. 104; peal of bells, devil's tattoo; reverberation etc. 408. [sound of railroad train rolling on rails] clickety-clack. hum, purr. [animals that hum] hummingbird. [animals that purr] cat, kitten (animal sounds) 412. Verbsroll, drum, rumble, rattle, clatter, patter, clack; bombinate. hum, trill, shake; chime, peal, toll; tick, beat. drum in the ear, din in the ear. Adjectivesrolling etc. v.; monotonous etc. (repeated) 104; like a bee in a bottle. |