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],
"word": "ڀڻڀڻ"
},
{
"code": "sd",
"lang": "Sindhi",
"lang_code": "sd",
"roman": "goonj",
"sense": "dull humming",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "گونج"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "dull humming",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "zumbido"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "dull humming",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "abejeo"
},
{
"code": "rif",
"lang": "Tarifit",
"lang_code": "rif",
"sense": "dull humming",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "azinzin"
}
],
"word": "droning"
}
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