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.
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things making the sound |
verb of the sound (v) |
name of the sound (n) |
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a door that needs oiling a wooden floor, a stair when a pressure is put on it
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to creak |
creak |
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a bacon, a drop of water or butter on a hot frying pan
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to sizzle |
sizzle |
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leaves, clothes or papers when rubbed against each other
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to rustle |
rustle |
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a bomb, a gun
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to bang |
bang |
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a clock or a watch
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to tick |
tick |
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a cat when caressed a well-tuned car engine
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to purr |
purr |
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car tyres when one brakes suddenly
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to screech |
screech |
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a heavy object hitting something else or falling on the ground
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to thud |
thud |
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bell, keys in a pocket
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to jingle |
jingle |
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a bar of soap falling into the full bath tub, a drop of water
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to plop |
plop |
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champagne cork coming out
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to pop |
pop |
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little bells, wine glasses
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to tinkle |
tinkle (light ringing sounds) |
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a light being switched on
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to click |
click |
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kettle lid shaking while water boiling window in the wind
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to rattle |
rattle |
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chair dragged across the floor
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to scrape |
scrape |
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a fridge, a factory machine
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to hum |
hum |
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ocean hitting the rocks, when you jump into the river
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to splash |
splash |
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wood burning in fire
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to crackle |
crackle, crackling |
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sound people make when moaning a dog asking for food a vacuum cleaner
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to whine |
whine |
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mice rubber sole of shoes on shiny floor car tyres in a car park
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to squeak |
squeak |
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a car, thunder or a lion an audience's laughter
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to roar |
roar |
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footsteps, rain on the roof |
to patter |
patter *pitter-patter(adv): with quick light beats or steps |
SOUND VERBS
- Buzz - Bees buzz as they fly about collecting pollen.
- Hum - I like to hum as I do the cleaning around the house.
- Boo - The crowd booed the politician to show their displeasure.
- Howl - Sarah howled in pain when she stubbed her toe on the door.
- Whimper - The dog whimpered because it missed its owner.
- Crunch - The icy snow crunched underneath my feet as I walked across the field.
- Whoosh - The air left the tire with a great whoosh.
- Screech - The crow screeched in the distance when it saw the people approaching.
- Whir - The computer whirred as it processed the data.
- Grind - Don't grind your teeth! You'll wear them down.
- Gurgle - I could hear the small brook gurgling in the background.
- Chirp - The little songbird chirped happily from the bush.
- Rattle - The broken part rattled inside the gadget.
- Neigh - The horse neighed as it came to a stop.
- Squeak - The little mouse squeaked as it looked for food throughout the house.
- Splash - Tom splashed loudly when he jumped into the swimming pool.
- Ping - The modem pinged as it connected to the network.
- Puff - I stood puffing hard after the two-mile run.
- Clatter - The dishes clattered in the kitchen while he cleaned up after dinner.
- Thud - The book dropped onto the floor with a loud thud.
- Moo - The cow mooed loudly as it tried to scare the men walking through the field.
- Tinkle - The crystal glass tinkled lightly when I toasted with my wife.
- Clang - Could you please be quiet? You're clanging those pots and pans and it's driving me crazy!
- Hiss - The snake hissed at the hiker to warn him away.
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