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obstreperate

obstreperate verb: to make a loud noise.

Verb

obstreperate (third-person singular simple present obstreperates, present participle obstreperating, simple past and past participle obstreperated)

  1. To make a loud noise.

Forms of obstreperate

third-person singular presentobstreperates
present participleobstreperating
past participleobstreperated
pastobstreperated

Questions about obstreperate

What does obstreperate mean?
Obstreperate means to make a loud noise.
What part of speech is obstreperate?
Obstreperate is a verb.
What is the past tense of obstreperate?
The past tense of obstreperate is obstreperated.

Words near obstreperate in the dictionary

  1. obstipations
  2. obstipum abdomen
  3. obstipum abdomens
  4. obstractive
  5. obstrepalous
  6. obstreperate
  7. obstreperated
  8. obstreperates
  9. obstreperating
  10. obstreperosity
  11. obstreperous

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