runrún

Definitions of runrún
  1. noun
    gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
    synonyms: bola, bolado, fábula, hablada, habladuría, macutazo, rumor, tole, voz
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    comentario
    a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
  2. noun
    sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
    synonyms: estrépito
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    estallido
    a sudden very loud noise
    cacofonía, chillido, estruendo, fragor, trompetazo
    a loud harsh or strident noise
    estruendo, retumbo, trueno
    a deep prolonged loud noise
    resoplido
    the dull explosive noise made by an engine
    cencerreo, colisión, encontronazo, encontrón, encuentro, estruendo, fragor, retintín
    a loud resonant repeating noise
    castañeteo, cencerreo, chacoloteo, chapaleo, choque, estruendo, estrépito, repiqueteo, ruido, tableteo, tecleo, traqueteo, triquitraque, trápala
    a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)
    chasquido, chicharrones, chisporroteo, cortezas de cerdo, crepitación, fritura
    the sharp sound of snapping noises
    cencerreo, chasquido, chillido, chirrido, crujido, rechinamiento
    a squeaking sound
    talán
    the noise made by a bell
    chicheo, chifla, rechifla, silba, silbido, siseo
    a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
    alboroto, algarabía, barahúnda, bullicio, chillería, gallinero, greguería, gresca, grita, guachafita, guirigay, jaleo, rebullicio, tole, zurriburri
    loud confused noise from many sources
    murmullo, silbido, susurro, zumbido
    a humming noise
    plaf
    the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash
    borborigmo, estruendo, gruñido, indicios, redoble, retumbo, ruido sordo
    a loud low dull continuous noise
    bisbiseo, crujido, cuchicheo, murmullo, secreteo, suspiro, susurro
    a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
    arañazo, forfait, garfada, raedura, rasguño, raspado, raspadura, rasura, retiro
    a harsh noise made by scraping
    alarido, chillido, chirrido, grito
    a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
    crujido
    a crunching noise
    ronquido
    the rattling noise produced when snoring
    salpicadura
    the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
    chillido, chirrido, grito
    a high-pitched howl
    tronido, trueno
    a single sharp crash of thunder
    type of:
    son, sonido
    the sudden occurrence of an audible event
  3. noun
    sound of something in rapid motion
    synonyms: rechinamiento, zumbido
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    son, sonido
    the sudden occurrence of an audible event
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