Rhonchus
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

ZIP
A fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab

4 letters

BUZZ
Sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee"

FIZZ
An effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)

HISS
A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"

HUSH
(poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"

LISP
A speech defect that involves pronouncing `s' like voiceless `th' and `z' like voiced `th'

SPIT
The act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)

WHIZ
A buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air; "he heard the whiz of bullets near his head"

5 letters

SHUSH
Silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'

SNIFF
Sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose

SNORE
The act of snoring or producing a snoring sound

SNORT
A disrespectful laugh

SNUFF
Sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose

SWISH
A brushing or rustling sound

WHISH
Move with a whishing sound; "The car whished past her"

6 letters

FIZZLE
End weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending"

SIZZLE
Seethe with deep anger or resentment; "She was sizzling with anger"

SNEEZE
Exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose; "Pepper makes me sneeze"

SQUASH
A game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets

SQUISH
The noise of soft mud being walked on

WHEEZE
Breathing with a husky or whistling sound

WHOOSH
The noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)

7 letters

HISSING
A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"

SNIFFLE
The act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)

SNUFFLE
Cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"

SPUTTER
An utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)

SQUELCH
An electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise

STERTOR
The act of snoring or producing a snoring sound

WHISTLE
Give a signal by whistling; "She whistled for her maid"

8 letters

RHONCHUS
A sound like whistling or snoring that is heard with a stethoscope during expiration as air passes through obstructed channels

SIZZLING
Hot enough to burn with or as if with a hissing sound; "a sizzling steak"; "a sizzling spell of weather"

SPLUTTER
An utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)

9 letters

WHISTLING
The sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture

13 letters

EFFERVESCENCE
The property of giving off bubbles