gannītus
gannītus, ūs, m. gannio, a yelping or barking of dogs. Lit., Lucr. 5, 1070.— Transf. Of sparrows, a chirping, twittering, App. M. 6, p. 175.— Of persons, a snarling, grumbling: gannitibus lacessere, Mart. 5, 60, 21; a chattering, tattling, App. M. 6, p. 185; a whining, moaning: tristis Nerēidis morientis, Plin. 9, 5, 4, § 9.