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Index
Format:
entry - keyword
A
aarrgh - pain
ah - interjection
aha - interjection
ah uh ah uh - dog
ah-choo / atchoo
ahem - clearing throat
ahoy - hailing a ship
arf - dog
aroo - wolf
aw - interjection
B
baa - sheep
babble - talk
babbler - bird
badaboom - explosion
barf - vomit
bah - interjection
bam - hit
bamf - X-Men
bang - hit
baraag - elephant
bark - dog
baroom - explosion
bash - strike
bawl - cry out
bay - dog
beep
bellbird - bird
biff - punch
blab / blabber - chatter
blah - silly talk
blam - explosion
blare - loud sound
blast - explosion, wind
bleat - talk, sheep
bleep - tone
bling bling - reflection
blip - short sound
blurp - horn
blurt - to utter
bobolink - bird
bob-white - bird
bomb - explosive
bomp / bop - hit, punch
bonk - hit
bong / dong - bouncing
boo - derision, startle
boo-hoo - crying
boom - explosion, bird
bop / bomp - hit
bow-wow - dog
bray - donkey
brat / bratatat - gun
brekekekex, koax, koax - frog
bringg - phone
brouhaha - uproar
bubble - air, liquid
buffet - blow
buffoon - clown
bumble - blunder
bump - blow
burble - bubbles
burp - belching
burr - "r" pronunciation
buzz
bwak / bwok - hit
bweee - tone
bwok / bwak - hit
bwoom - explosion
bwow-chcka-bwow - guitar
bzzz - insect
C
cackle - chicken, talking
caterwaul - cry, cat
caw - bird
chachalaca - bird
cha-cha(-cha) - dance
cham / champ - chew
chat - converse, bird
chatter
chatterer - bird
chough - bird
cheep -bird
chickadee - bird
chiffchaff - bird
chiming - bells
chink - sharp sound
chirp - bird
chirr - insect
chirrup -
chit-chat - conversation
chitter -
chomp - chew
choo-choo - train
chortle - laugh
chuckle - laugh
chuck-will's-widow
chug - engine
chunk - engine
clack -
clackety-clack - train
clang - metal, bird
clank - metal, engine
clap - sharp noise
claque - hired applauders
clash - collision
clatter - rattling
cliche - stereotyped
click
clickety-clack / click-ety-clack - train
clink - metal
clinker - brick
clip clop - horse
clippity-clop - horse
clitter - insect
clobber - hit / punch
cltkty - vending machine
cluck
cock-a-doodle-doo
common poor-will - bird
coo - bird
cough
crack
crash
creak
cricket - insect
crinkle - crackling, rustle
croak - frog, hoarse cry
croup - disease
crow - rooster cry
crunch - chew, crush
cry - call, weep, trumpet
cuckcoo - bird, clock
curlew - bird
currawong - bird
D
dab - strike
dada - infant
deed-a-reedle - fiddle
dibble dibble dopp dopp - rain
dickcissel - bird species
didgeridoo
ding - metal
ding-dong - bell
d'oh / doh - interjection
dong / bong - bouncing
doo-wop - musical style
dook - ferret
dot a dot dot - rain
drone - bee
duh - interjection
E
eastern phoebe - bird
eastern whipbird - bird
eee-aaaah - donkey
eeeeeee - siren
eeeoooeeeooo - siren
eek eek - squeaky shoe
eeeyouch - pain
eh - interjection
F
fanfare - brass
fap fap fap - masturbating (male)
fash - fend off punch
fillip - snapping fingers
finch - bird
fizz / fizzle
flap - blow, bird's wing
flash - sudden burst
flick - stroke, movement
flick a flack fleck - rain
flicker
flip-flop(s) - footwear
flog - beat
flop - fall
flutter - flap wings
freh, freh, freh - shaking
frou-frou - rustling
G
gabing - hit
gag - to choke
gaggle - cackle of geese
gargle - wash mouth
gasp - punch in stomach
gecko - lizard
gibber(ish)
giggle - laugh
glok, klok - kick
glop - liquid, food
glug - swallowing
gnash - teeth
gnaw - bite
gobble - bird
gong - musical instr
gray-winged trumpeter
great kiskadee - bird
groan
growl - bear
grumble - mutter
grump - growl
grunt - pig
guffaw - laughter
gulp - to swallow
gunko, gunko - wagon
gurgle - bubbling liquid
gwuf, gwuf, gwuf
H
haw - laughter
hee haw - donkey, laugh
he-he - laughter
hem /ahem
hey - interjection
hi - greeting
hiccup / hiccough
hip - united cheer, trendy
hiss
hm(m) - interjection
hmpf / humph / humpf
ho hum - interjection
honk - - bird , car-horn
hoo hoo - bird , owl
hoo hoo hoo hoo
hoopoe - bird
hooray / hurrah
hoot - bird , owl
hottentot - people
howl - wolf
hrrooonnh - bull
huff - exhaling
huh - interjection
hum - murmuring, bee
humph / humpf / hmpf
hurrah / hooray - joy
hush - put at rest
huuuooohar - bull
huuuuuuuuuugh
I
J
jabber - talk
jar - harsh sound, guns
jangle - harsh sound
jingle
jug - guitar
jump - move
K
kaboom - explosion
ka-ching - cash register
kapow - explosion
kashl - cough
kata-kata - footsteps
katydid - insect
kea - bird
killdeer - bird
kirik - breaking metal
kite - bird
kittiwake - bird
klam - punch/hit
klok, glok - kick
klopp klopp klopp
klunk - metal
knack - blow
knell - bell
knock-knock - blow
knot - bird
koink - can of oil
kra, ka, ka, hi - drums
kut-kut-kut - hen
kwok - hit
L
lap - drink, lick
lash - beat
lilt - horn, singing
lisp - speak, sibilant
low - cattle
M
meow - cat
mew - cat
moan
moo - cow
mopoke - bird
morepork - bird
mrow - cat
mrrrrgggggllll - murloc
mum
mumble - speak
munch - chew
murmur
muuhhhrrr - bull
mutter - speak inaudibly
mwahaha - laughter
N
na na, na NA na - interjection
naa - goat
natter - chatter
neener, neener - interjection
neigh - horse
neow - guitar
northern flicker - bird
nyah, nyah - interjection
O
oink - pig
om nom nom - eating
oo oo oo - monkey
ooh - interjection
ook - monkey
oompah - brass
oops - interjection
ouch - pain
ow - pain
owooooah - coyote
P
pad - walk
pah-pa-rah - trumpet
pat - strike
patter - striking sounds
pee-oo-wee - bird
peeper - frog
pew pew - lasergun
pewee / peewee - bird
pewit / peewit - bird
phew - interjection
phoebe - bird
phooey - interjection
pickle-pee - flute
pied currawong - bird
ping - ringing, bullet, tone
ping-pong - table-tennis
pip
pitter-patter - rain
plain chachalaca - bird
plonk - striking sound
plop
plump - landing
plunk
pop - rapping, explosive
pow - blow / collision
prrr/purr - cat
puh-puh-puh - pound
puke - vomit
pump
pump-a-rum - drum
punt - kick
purr/prr - cat
Q
quack - bird
R
rabble - utterance
racket - disturbance
rail - complain
rap - strike
rataplan - drum
ratatatat / rat-a-tat / bratatat - machine gun
rattle -
red knot - bird
reek - metal hinge
ribbit - frog
rinky-dink - banjo music
roar - cry, lion
rooaaarrr - car
rowr - cry
rub-a-dub - drum
rumble - low continuous sound
rustle -
rrrruuuurrrr - bull
S
schlip - slipping
scratch - tear
scream - piercing cry
screamer - bird
screech - cry, car
scritch - screech
scrunch - crunching sound
shashing - sword drawn
shiiiiing - sword drawn
shiiin - silence
shoo - interjection
shoop - hit
shriek - sharp cry
shuh, shuh, shuh
shush - command quiet
shwap - punch
sigh - deep breath
siss - hissing
sizzle - hissing
skirl - shrill sound
skraww - bird
skreek - rat
slam - beat, shut
slap - hit
slobber - noisy
slosh - splash liquid
slump - sink
slurp - eating, drinking
smack - lips
snap
snarl - angry
sneeze - atchoo
sniff - draw air, smelling
sniffle / snuffle - disdain
snikt - Wolverine comic
snip - scissors
snore
snort - pig, horse
sob - breath convulsively
sora - bird
spack a speck speck
splash - dash water
splat - landing
splatt - lightning, thunder
splatter - spatter liquid
splosh - liquid
splut - pie in face
spoing - piano landing
sputter - saliva, words
squabble - altercation
squall - cry out
squawk - bird
squeak - rat
squeal - shrill cry
squirt - eject liquid
squish - squeeze
sssshblamm - explosion
strident - harsh noise
strum - play guitar
stup - landing
suru suru - suck noodles
susurration - whispering
swah / shwah - hit
swash - hit
swish - object moving
swoosh - Nike, rushing
T
ta-da - call attention
takka takka - gun
tap - strike
tattle - falter, stammer
t'chi - arrow
tch, tch, tch - chop
terwit terwoo - bird
throb - beat strongly
thrum - play guitar
thubalup - running horse
thud - hit
thump - strike, engine
thung - blow
thunk - impact
thwack - flogging
thwogg / thwok - kick
thwip - Spiderman
tick - beat
tick tock / tic toc - clock
tintinnabulation - bells
tinkle - ringing, bell
titter - giggle
tlick - clicking tongue
tolling - bells
tom-tom - beating, drum
toot - horn
tootle-too - flute
trill - warbling
trumpeter - bird
tu-whu - bird
tup - landing (jump)
twang - guitar, arrow
tweet - bird
tweeter - loudspeaker
twiddle - touch
twit twoo - bird , owl
twitter - chirping
tzing - bullet
U
uggh - pain, frustration
ugh - coughing
uh-huh - interjection
uh-oh - interjection
untz untz untz - groove
V
varoom - car
veery - bird
viip - moving object
voomp - explosive
vroom - car
vzzzzt - sword
W
waak - bird
wah-wah - music eff.
wahoo - interjection
wallop - noisy movement
wap - hit/blow
weeeoooeee - siren
weep - shed tears
whaam - explosive
whack - strike
wham - blow
whang - hit / punch
whap - abrupt motion
whee - pig
wheeze - breathe
whew - astonishment
whiff - puff
whimper - moan
whine -
whinny - horse
whipbird
whip-poor-will - bird
whirr - move swiftly
whish - sibilant sound
whisper - speak softly
whistle - wind instrument
whit woo - bird, owl
whizz
whoa - pause
whock - hit / punch
whockah - guitar
whomp - explosion
whoop - cry out, siren
whoops - interjection
whooping crane - bird
whooping cough
woops - interjection
whoosh - sibilant sound
whop - strike
whump -
willet - bird
woo-woo-woo - siren
wow - amazement
wuh-uh-uh-uh - mutter
Y
yadda yadda / yada yada - talk
yahoo - interjection, bird
yammer - lament
yap yap - dog
yar - growling
yawp - sharp cry, talk
yay - delight, triumph
yeeha, yeehaw, yee-haw - cowboy
yelp - dog
yeow - pain
yip - bird
yippee - delight, triumph
yodel - singing
yoink - stealing
yoo-hoo - interjection
yoooo - wind
yowl - pain
yowt - pain
yucchh - disgust
yuck - disgust
yuk yuk - laughter
yummy - pleasing
Z
zap - destroy, shooting
zing - humming sound
zip - hissing, humming
zonk - karate chop
zoom - movement
zoomba-zoom - bass
zzzz - sleep
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Latest additions- 11/09/08 om nom nom - vocal sound produced while chewing big bites of something tasty in a hurry, like the way Sesame Street's cookie monster eats (end of clip). Here's another example- 11/03/08 barf - vomiting, the sound made while vomiting. Also used a noun meaning "vomit" (thanks, Sergio!) - 10/24/08 added to description of chortle (thanks, Eric!) - 09/28/08 biff - sound of uppercut punch (thanks, Frederick!) - 09/08/08 air-guitar sounds (thanks, Jonathan!): bwow-chcka-bwow / whockah neow / jug |
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A | ||
| aarrgh | exclamation expressing pain | |
| ah | interjection used to express delight, relief, regret, or contempt | |
| aha | interjection used to express surprise, triumph, or derision | |
| ah uh ah uh | sound of a dog panting. also: hu hu hu hu, hah-hah-hah, heh-heh-heh. (these were among the replies to a question posted on Yahoo answers) | |
| ah-choo / atchoo / achoo | sound of sneezing | |
| ahem | clearing one's throat | |
| ahoy | interjection used in hailing (to call or greet) a ship, as in "ship ahoy" | |
| arf | dog . Also: woof, ruff, bow-wow, yap, yelp, howl, bark, bawl | |
| aroo | the sound made by a wolf, when howling | |
| aw | interjection used to express mild disappointment, gentle entreaty, or real or mock sympathy or sentiment | |
B | ||
| baa | sheep | |
| babble | 1. to talk enthusiastically or excessively, 2. to utter meaningless or unintelligible sounds. imitative origin. | |
| babbler | large family of bird species. Example: the gray-crowned babbler (Australia), also sometimes called the "yahoo", after one of its calls. The name babbler or chatterer may be because of the birds' continuous raucous babbling/chattering when in groups. link | |
| badaboom | explosion. also: blam, baroom, boom, kaboom, sssshblamm, kapow | |
| barf | vomiting, the sound made while vomiting. Also used a noun meaning "vomit" | |
| bah | interjection used to express disdain or contempt | |
| bam | sound of a hard hit | |
| bamf | "bamf" in the Marvel comic books represents the sound of X-Men character Nightcrawler when he transports himself. The sound is caused by air rushing into the area where Nightcrawler's body once was | |
| bang | sharp noise or hit | |
| baraag | elephant , trumpeting | |
| bark | verb for dog . also: arf, bay, woof, ruff, bow-wow, yap, yelp, howl, bawl | |
| baroom | explosion. also: blam, badaboom, boom, kaboom, sssshblamm, kapow | |
| bash | to strike heavily | |
| bawl | to cry out loudly and unrestrainedly. From baulare (Medieval Latin) or baula (Old Norse), imitative origin. | |
| bay | dog (in the poem "Lepanto" by G. K. Chesterton: "... Don John's hunting, and his hounds have bayed ..." | |
| beep | bird , automobile horn, or computer generated tone. "Beep beep!" is also the signature call of the Road Runner character (a bird) in the Looney Tunes cartoons | |
| bellbird | (Anthornis melanura) bird species found in New Zealand. Maori language name Korimako. The bellbird forms a significant component of the famed New Zealand dawn chorus of bird song that was much noted by early European settlers. It has a bell-like song. link | |
| biff | sound of an uppercut punch | |
| blab / blabber | loose chatter | |
| blah | nonsense, silly talk | |
| blam | explosion. Also: baroom, badaboom, boom, kaboom, kapow, sssshblamm (Blam is also the title of a Roy Lichtenstein painting) | |
| blare | loud sound | |
| blast | an explosion or violent detonation, a violent gust of wind, or the effect of such a gust | |
| bleat | 1. to utter or play loudly or harshly, 2. the natural cry of a sheep, goat or calf 3. to talk complainingly or in a whining tone of voice | |
| bleep | electronically generated tone. "to bleep" often means "to mask inappropriate language on television or radio" | |
| bling bling | the "sound" of light reflecting off shiny expensive objects, such as diamonds. this is a rare example of "non-auditory onomatopoeia". another example: shiiin | |
| blip | a short, crisp sound | |
| blurp | sound of a horn (from "Mr. Brown can moo, can you?" by Dr. Seuss) | |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively, as in "to blurt out the first word that comes to mind" | |
| bobolink | bird species named by their typical call. link | |
| bob-white | any of a genus (Colinus) of quail; especially : a popular game bird (C. virginianus) of eastern and central North America having mottled chiefly reddish-brown plumage | |
| bomb | hollow, explosive projectile, imitative origin | |
| bomp / bop | sound of a hit / punch ("Garfield", Jim Davis) | |
| bonk | sound of something heavy hitting something else | |
| bong / dong | sound of bouncing ("Shonen Jump, Dragon Ball", manga comic by Akira Toriyama) | |
| boo | 1. used to express derision, disapproval 2. Used to startle someone, when said loudly and abruptly | |
| boo-hoo | crying | |
| boom | 1. deep, hollow sound, explosion. also: blam, badaboom, baroom, kaboom, sssshblamm, kapow, 2. verb for the sound produced by the (male) bittern, a bird species, to attract the females and establish their territory. each male has a unique voice. the boom of the male bittern is the lowest-pitched and the most far-carrying song produced by any European bird. it is written as "oonk-a-lunk" or "punk-er-lunk" and can be heard up to 5 km away in the right weather conditions. link | |
| bop / bomp | sound of a hit / punch ("Garfield", Jim Davis) | |
| bow-wow | dog . Also: arf, woof, ruff, bow-wow, yap, yelp, howl, bark, bawl | |
| bray | to utter the characteristic loud harsh cry of a donkey | |
| brat / bratatat | sound of machine gun. (Bratatat! is a Roy Lichtenstein painting) | |
| brekekekex, koax, koax | (Ancient Greek) frog . Features in Aristophanes' comedy Batrachoi ("The Frogs", (405 BCE) - as translated by Matthew Dillon. The phrase was also used by Hans Christian Andersen, in the fairy tale Tommeliden ("Thumbelina", 1835) | |
| bringg / brinng | sound of ringing telephone | |
| brouhaha | hubbub, uproar | |
| bubble | air enclosed by liquid, or to bubble: the process of bubbles being formed, probably of imitative origin | |
| buffet | blow, probably of imitative origin | |
| buffoon | clown, may stem from allusion to puffing out cheeks as a comic gesture | |
| bumble | to blunder, from Middle English bomblen (to boom) | |
| bump | heavy dull blow, or its result (a swelling) | |
| burble | to form bubbles, flow with bubbling sound | |
| burp | the act of belching | |
| burr | uvular pronounciation of the letter "r" | |
| buzz | 1. a sibilant humming sound, like a bee (also: bzzz, hum) 2. the sound of a buzzer 3. to be filled with a confused murmur | |
| bwak / bwok | sound of a punch or kick ("Shonen Jump, Dragon Ball", manga comic by Akira Toriyama), also: bwok, shwap, thwogg, klam, whack, wham, wap, whap, whump | |
| bweee | electric power tone | |
| bwok / bwak | sound of a punch or kick ("Shonen Jump, Dragon Ball", manga comic by Akira Toriyama), also: bwok, glok, klam, klok, shwap, thwogg, whack, wham, wap, whap, whump | |
| bwoom | explosion | |
| bwow-chcka-bwow | funky palm-muted riffs with wah pedal, associated with pornographic movie soundtracks. often combined with playing "airguitar". see also: neow, jug, whockah | |
| bzzz | sound of a flying insect | |
C | ||
| cackle | 1. the sound made by a hen after laying an egg, 2. talking in a cackling manner, probably has partial imitative origin | |
| caterwaul | to make a harsh cry (like a cat in heat) | |
| caw | bird , usually a raven or crow | |
| chachalaca | bird species name, see plain chachalaca | |
| cha-cha(-cha) | a fast rhythmic ballroom dance of Latin-American origin with a basic pattern of three steps and a shuffle | |
| cham / champ | to chew noisily | |
| chat | to converse easily and familiarly. also a name for small birds, such as the warbler | |
| chatter | quick repeated sounds (by birds or humans) | |
| chatterer | common name for bird species, see babbler | |
| chough | genus Pyrrhocorax of birds in the Corvidae (crow) family. now universally pronounced 'chuff'. However it probably originally rhymed with "how", as 'chow' is a reasonable representation of its call (according to this website). link1 (white-winged chough), link2 (red-billed chough) | |
| cheep | bird | |
| chickadee | any of several small North American oscine birds (genus Poecile of the family Paridae) that are related to the titmice. link | |
| chiffchaff | name of bird species, named by its song. link | |
| chiming | the sound of wedding bells (features in the poem "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe) | |
| chink | to make a sharp ringing sound | |
| chirp | bird | |
| chirr | the short vibrant or trilled sound, characteristic of an insect (as a grasshopper or cicada) | |
| chirrup | 1. to utter a series of chirps, or to make clucking or clicking sounds with the lips, as in urging on a horse, 2. bird | |
| chit-chat | light, informal conversation | |
| chitter | to twitter or chatter (high-pitched sounds), as a bird, or raccoon | |
| chomp | to chew or bite something | |
| choo-choo | small children's word for train (steam engine) | |
| chortle | gleeful chuckle, chuckling and snorting. Ususally designated as a description of a weird laugh, but a chortle can be a laugh you make when you REALLY enjoy something. Often used in British comic "the Dandy and the Beano" or "Beano book", e.g. Dennis the Menace's annoying habit of guffawing at his own actions: 'Ha ha! Look Gnasher! Chortle!' | |
| chuckle | 1. to laugh inwardly or quietly 2. to make a continuous gentle sound resembling suppressed mirth. See special page on the sound of laughter | |
| chuck-will's-widow | (Caprimulgus carolinensis) nocturnal bird of the nightjar family Caprimulgidae, similar to the whip-poor-will, found in the southeastern United States near swamps, rocky uplands, and pine woods. It migrates to the West Indies, Central America, and northwestern South America. voice: Call a loud "Chuck-will's-widow," with the first "chuck" being quiet and inaudible at a distance. link | |
| chug | a dull explosive sound made by or as if by a laboring engine | |
| chunk | to chunk, a verb for sound made by a big engine, as in thumping, chunking engines going.. (from the poem "engineers" by Jimmy Garthwaite, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett) | |
| clack | 1. chatter, prattle 2. to make an abrupt striking sound or series of sounds 3. bird , especially fowl: cackle, cluck | |
| clackety-clack | sound of a train sound of a train riding on a railroad switch or joint ("Song of the train" by David McCord, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett) | |
| clang | 1. loud ringing metallic sound 2. to clang, verb for harsh cry of a bird (as a crane or goose), 3. to clang, verb for the sound of fire bells (features in the poem "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe) | |
| clank | 1. the sound of metal when struck, 2. to clank, verb for the sound made by a big engine (from the poem "engineers" by Jimmy Garthwaite, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett) | |
| clap | a sharp, forcible or resounding noise | |
| claque | organized body of hired applauders (imitative origin) | |
| clash | loud sound of collision followed by a confusion of lesser sounds | |
| clatter | to make a rattling sound | |
| cliche | stereotyped phrase (imitative origin, from the sound of dropping the matrix on the molten metal) | |
| click | 1. slight sharp sound, 2. nonvocal suction sound in some languages, 3. to talk noisily or rapidly. The sound made by dolphins is also called "clicking" | |
| clickety-clack / click-ety-clack | sound of a train sound of a train riding on a railroad switch or joint ("Song of the train" by David McCord, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett), see also clackety-clack | |
| clink | sound of metal when struck | |
| clinker | very hard kind of brick, named after the sound produced when struck | |
| clip clop | sound of a walking horse, also: klopp klopp klopp | |
| clippity-clop | sound of galloping horse. also: thubalup | |
| clitter | to make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures, as of male insects such as crickets or grasshoppers | |
| clobber | sound of a hit / punch ("Garfield", Jim Davis) | |
| cltkty | sound of a coin put into a vending machine (from the graphic novel "Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth", ref) | |
| cluck | 1. bird : the peculiar sound of a brooding hen 2. To make a clicking sound with the tongue | |
| cock-a-doodle-doo | call of a rooster, usually in the morning, see special page on rooster | |
| common poor-will | (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae, the nightjars, found from British Columbia and southeastern Alberta, through the western United States to northern Mexico. Call: a loud "poor-will." link | |
| coo | bird , characteristic note of doves and pigeons | |
| cough | to expel air noisily from the lungs | |
| crack | to make a sharp short noise | |
| crash | to dash to pieces, or the noise produced by it | |
| creak | a harsh cry, sound of a rusty gate hinge, to speak stridently or querulously, or to make a shrill grating noise | |
| cricket | name of chirping insect, grasshopper | |
| crinkle | to make a soft crackling sound, rustle | |
| croak | 1. frog , 2. to utter a deep hoarse cry | |
| croup | throat-disease with a sharp, barking cough. imitative origin | |
| crow | to utter the cry of a rooster | |
| crunch | 1. to chew with a noisy crackling sound, 2. to crush, grind, or tread noisily | |
| cry | 1. to call loudly, 2. to weep, 3. verb for the sound of a trumpet (in the poem "Lepanto" by G. K. Chesterton: "... Don John calling through the blast and the eclipse Crying with the trumpet, with the trumpet of his lips, Trumpet that sayeth ha! Domino gloria! ..." | |
| cuckcoo | cuckoo, bird species Cuculus Canorus, named by its cry. Also, a type of clock named after the bird. link1 (bird) link2 (clock) | |
| curlew | any of various largely brownish chiefly migratory birds (especially genus Numenius) having long legs and a long slender down-curved bill and related to the sandpipers and snipes. name is imitative of the sound it makes. link | |
| currawong | bird species name, see pied currawong | |
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| dab | to strike with soft pressure | |
| dada | vocal sound produced by a human infant | |
| deed-a-reedle | sound of a fiddle ("the ceremonial band" by James Reeves, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett) | |
| dibble dibble dopp dopp | sound of rain (from "Mr. Brown can moo, can you?" by Dr. Seuss), also: pitter patter | |
| dickcissel | name of bird species (Spiza americana). small American seed-eating bird in the family Cardinalidae. voice: From an open perch in a field, this bird's song is a sharp "dick dick" followed by a buzzed "cissel", also transcribed as "skee-dlees chis chis chis" or "dick dick ciss ciss ciss". link | |
| didgeridoo | indigenous Australian instrument, of imitative origin. link (video) | |
| ding | sound of metal when struck | |
| ding-dong | tolling of a bell | |
| d'oh / doh | interjection used to express sudden recognition of a foolish blunder or an ironic turn of events, popularized by The Simpsons tv cartoon series, in which main character Homer uses it often | |
| dong / bong | sound of bouncing ("Shonen Jump, Dragon Ball", manga comic by Akira Toriyama) | |
| doo-wop | style in vocal rhythm and blues music from the 1950-1960, in which ad-lib syllables such as "doo wop, doo wah" are sung in harmony link (video) | |
| dook | verb: to dook, clucking or chuckling sound made by ferrets when excited or happy. link | |
| dot a dot dot | sound of rain drops hitting a window pane (in the poem "Weather" by Eve Merriam, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett) | |
| drone | male honeybee, probably of imitative origin | |
| duh | interjection used to express actual or feigned ignorance or stupidity, also used derisively to indicate that something just stated is all too obvious or self-evident | |
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| eastern phoebe | (Sayornis phoebe) small passerine bird. This tyrant flycatcher breeds in eastern North America, although its normal range does not include the southeastern coastal USA. It is migratory, wintering in the southernmost USA and Central America. Voice: Song is two rough, whistled notes, "fee-bee" with the second note rasping or with a stuttered, more whistly second note "fee-b-be-bee." Call note a clear chip. link | |
| eastern whipbird | (Psophodes olivaceus) bird species found in eastern Australia. The Whipbirds' long "whip" call, one of the most characteristic sounds of the Australian bush, is performed as a duet. The male makes the drawn out whip crack and the female usually follows quickly with a sharp "choo-choo". link | |
| eee-aaaah | donkey , also: hee haw (verb: to bray) | |
| eeeeeee | siren | |
| eeeoooeeeooo | siren | |
| eek eek | 1. sound of a squaky shoe (from "Mr. Brown can moo, can you?" by Dr. Seuss) | |
| eeeyouch | interjection expressing pain ("Garfield", Jim Davis) | |
| eh | interjection used to ask for confirmation or repetition or to express inquiry ; used especially in Canadian English in anticipation of the listener's or reader's agreement | |
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| fanfare | a flourish of brass instruments, of imitative origin. link (video) | |
| fap fap fap | Sound of masturbating (male) | |
| fash | sound of fended off punch with the hand ("Shonen Jump, Dragon Ball", manga comic by Akira Toriyama) | |
| fillip | sound of snapping the fingers | |
| finch | name for a family of passerine birds (fringilla), whose call is often written as "fink fink", "pink pink", or "spink spink" link. may be of imitiative origin | |
| fizz / fizzle | to make a hissing sound as of effervescence. "fizz" is also used to mean "a carbonated beverage" or "champagne" | |
| flap | 1. a blow, 2. noise of a bird's wing in motion, 3. to strike with something flexible or broad | |
| flash | 1. sudden burst of flame or light, 2. sudden rush of water | |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement | |
| flick a flack fleck | sound of rain drops hitting a window pane (in the poem "Weather" by Eve Merriam, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett) | |
| flicker | 1. to flutter, hover, vibrate 2. bird species name, see northern flicker | |
| flip-flop(s) | footwear named by sound produced when walking in them | |
| flog | to beat, thrash | |
| flop | to fall, collapse, with a dull or heavy sound | |
| flutter | to flap wings rapidly, float to and fro | |
| freh, freh, freh | sound of an animal (particularly a dog/wolf/coyote) shaking water off its fur ("Borreguita and the Coyote: A Tale from Ayutla, Mexico", by Verna Aardema) | |
| frou-frou | rustling, like silk dresses do | |
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