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parp
verb[ I or T ]
UKinformaluk /pɑːp/ us /pɑːrp/
to make a sound like that made by a car horn(= a device that is used to make a noise as a warning or signal to other people): （汽车喇叭发出的）嘟嘟声
Car horns parped in celebration.汽车鸣笛庆祝。
Two brass players parp behind the pillars at the back of the church.
A driver zooms past parping his horn.
No low note is parped when it can be blasted.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
bang around
bleep
boop
choo-choo
chuff
clap along
click away
crunch
honk
plop
resonance
rumble
spit
squeak
swoosh
thrum
thunk
tick-tock
ticking
tinkly
parp
noun[ C ]
UKinformaluk /pɑːp/ us /pɑːrp/
a sound like that of a car horn (= a device that is used to make a noise as a warning or signal to other people):
a parp from the referee's whistle
There was a quick "parp parp" from the hooter.
A single trumpet parp brings the music to a sudden close.
Teletubbies make a parp sound when knocked over and a whee sound when picked up again.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
bang around
bleep
boop
choo-choo
chuff
clap along
click away
crunch
honk
plop
resonance
rumble
spit
squeak
swoosh
thrum
thunk
tick-tock
ticking
tinkly
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