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let loose, v.
freq. cnt. 1
more info express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

emit let loose let out utter

sample sentences

"She let out a big heavy sigh"
"He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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Somebody ----s something
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Somebody ----s something
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derivationally related form
utterable utterance utterer
semantic pointers
hyponym
call gibber crow crow trumpet coo call, scream, shout, yell, cry, holler, shout out, squall, hollo miaou, miaow tsk, tut, tut-tut repeat, echo call shoot gurgle cry nasale bite out sigh troat lift pant volley break into heave chorus sputter, splutter deliver hoot grunt wolf-whistle snort spit, spit out groan, moan growl, grumble, rumble howl, wrawl, yammer, yowl bark bleat, blate, blat, baa roar, bellow chirp, peep, cheep, chirrup churr, whirr chirr mew, meow quack hoot honk, cronk hiss, siss, sizz, sibilate sibilate hee-haw, bray squeal, oink cluck, click, clack moo, low cackle gobble whinny, neigh, nicker, whicker gargle caw mew haw hem croak, cronk sing smack give
more info turn loose or free from restraint
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

let loose loose unleash

sample sentences

"let loose mines"
"Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
release, let go, let go of, relinquish