make noise

clang rattle thump

boom burst clatter crash detonate drum echo explode peal resound sound thunder

tap

bong clash clink jangle resound reverberate ring toll

affirm assert impart imply

air allude announce aver avouch communicate connote declare expose express hint indicate infer insinuate leak profess remind spring state utter vent voice warn

drop a hint let cat out of bag let it be known make known spill the beans

deny

be quiet bottle up conceal cover hide suppress withhold