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Some of the sounds we make as humans may be utterances, grunts, whinning, wheezing, snorting... and we use those words and others for what animals do... pigs snort, lions roar, ducks quack, blackbirds caw (around here they do). All of these are quite onomatopoetic, but...
'Giggle' is such a general word for many different sounds characterized maybe by "he-he-he" (maybe not).
...what does a moose do? (I don't think I've ever heard one / crossthreading-e).
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what does a moose do?
Depends, is it sick?
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Sick? In what way?
Scream.
Listen to the 'buzz' going on in that room.
Chatter.
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Yeah, I got it.  Did you just wake up, F?  Mumbling. Growling. Snoring.
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but what does a moose do?
Kind of a kahunnnnnggggg, I thought.
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Kind of a kahunnnnnggggg, I thought.
I think you were right, F, it sounds sick, unless I'm pronouncing it wrong. How's that go again, Bean?
Hiccuping
Farting
Belching
(I didn't say they had to come from the vocal chords)
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Learned in the North woods of New Hampshire from a game warden.
Male moose roar. Especially when in heat. Get away from them, they can be dangerous.
General noise is "bawl." It's ok to park the car on the roadside and watch these (generally) gentle giants munching the underbrush while the tourists take pictures. No flash pictures, please.
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General noise is "bawl."
Does this mean they are 'crying for attention'?
Sniffle
Sneeze
Cough
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