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DictionaryreportExplosive sound
noun

report

A sudden loud explosive sound.

A sharp report echoes across the empty field.

Etymology
reportLatinto carry back

Report developed from carrying back news to an audible announcement or sound. The explosive sense names the sharp sound by which a discharge makes itself heard.

More examples

  • We heard the report of a distant rifle.
  • The firecracker made a deafening report.
  • Two loud reports startled the birds.

Forms

report · reports

Similar words

bang
The common informal word for the sudden sound.
crack
A sharp, brief sound without necessarily a firearm association.