Klingon word: chuS Part of speech: verb Definition: be noisy _______________________________________________ DaghIjlu'chugh chuSqu' QIn Fear speaks very loud. (Lieven < MO, 2/02/2018) (lit. "If you're scared, the message is really noisy" or {DaghIjlu'DI'...} "When you're scared...") {chuS} appears as an element in the names of animals: chuSwI' type of rodent (n) "A rodent that mostly lives underground and makes an annoying noise." (KEBH; first referenced in Keith R.A. DeCandido's _Enemy Territory_; spelling in DeCandido's _The Klingon Art of War_ vetted by Okrand.) ... and musical instruments: chuS'ugh type of musical instrument (n) meSchuS large wind instrument (n) SEE ALSO: vIng whine (v) tam be quiet (v) tuD thunder (v) wab sound, noise (n) ghogh voice (n) QIch speech (vocal sounds) (n) QoQ music (n) -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons