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doo-wop

style in vocal rhythm and blues music from the 1950-1960, in which ad-lib syllables such as “doo wop, doo wah” are sung …

dook

1. sound of drinking from a bottle (‘dook, dook, dook’ as in webcomic Scary Go Round) 2. verb: to dook, clucking or …

dot a dot dot

sound of rain drops hitting a window pane (in the poem “Weather” by Eve Merriam, in “Noisy poems” by Jill Bennett)

dakka

the sound produced by fully-automatic weapons in action. Use in computer gaming: Acquiring “more dakka” leads to a faster rate of bullet …

dash

to move violently or suddenly. also: to lash

d’oh / doh

interjection used to express sudden recognition of a foolish blunder or an ironic turn of events, popularized by The Simpsons tv cartoon …

dab

to strike with soft pressure

dada

vocal sound produced by a human infant