Sounds and noises
A sound is what you hear or can be heard while a noise is a sound,especially a loud or unpleasant one.
Below you'll find noises and sounds people or things can make.
things making the sound |
verb of the sound (v) |
name of the sound (n) |
a door that needs oiling a wooden floor, a stair when a pressure is put on it
|
to creak |
creak |
a bacon, a drop of water or butter on a hot frying pan
|
to sizzle |
sizzle |
leaves, clothes or papers when rubbed against each other
|
to rustle |
rustle |
a bomb, a gun
|
to bang |
bang |
a clock or a watch
|
to tick |
tick |
a cat when caressed a well-tuned car engine
|
to purr |
purr |
car tyres when one brakes suddenly
|
to screech |
screech |
a heavy object hitting something else or falling on the ground
|
to thud |
thud |
bell, keys in a pocket
|
to jingle |
jingle |
a bar of soap falling into the full bath tub, a drop of water
|
to plop |
plop |
champagne cork coming out
|
to pop |
pop |
little bells, wine glasses
|
to tinkle |
tinkle (light ringing sounds) |
a light being switched on
|
to click |
click |
kettle lid shaking while water boiling window in the wind
|
to rattle |
rattle |
chair dragged across the floor
|
to scrape |
scrape |
a fridge, a factory machine
|
to hum |
hum |
ocean hitting the rocks, when you jump into the river
|
to splash |
splash |
wood burning in fire
|
to crackle |
crackle, crackling |
sound people make when moaning a dog asking for food a vacuum cleaner
|
to whine |
whine |
mice rubber sole of shoes on shiny floor car tyres in a car park
|
to squeak |
squeak |
a car, thunder or a lion an audience's laughter
|
to roar |
roar |
footsteps, rain on the roof |
to patter |
patter *pitter-patter(adv): with quick light beats or steps |
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