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I am not sure if there are slang verbs that allows you to say "emit a sound" in a shorter and more conversational way. A verb like that would be useful when you tell jokes or want to have some form of informal conversation. Is there any such word?
For example:
The guy started running with a pack of biscuits so that his dogs ___ "woof woof" in the backyward.
In American English, the natural way to say that something emitted a particular sound is to use the sound as a verb. This is one form of onomatopoeia. For example:
The guy started running with a pack of biscuits, so his dogs barked in the backyard.
The guy started running with a pack of biscuits, so his dogs barked "woof woof" in the backyard.
The guy started running with a pack of biscuits, so his dogs woof-woofed in the backyard.
There are many I think. For example: utter - fart - burp - clap - cluck - bark.
For questions like this you should use a reverse dictionary - it's silly to ask such questions here when you can easily find answers online. https://www.onelook.com/thesaurus/?s=to%20emit%20a%20sound
