| explosions |
| hit, strike, touch |
| metal (incl bells, swords) |
| shooting weapons (incl bullets) |
| engines and movement |
| liquid |
| gas (hissing, air etc) |
| crack, rattle and rustle |
| tones and alarms |
| music |
|   |
| human: conversation |
| human: laughter |
| human: pain, disease |
| human: eating, drinking |
|   |
| animals: birds |
| animals: other |
| animals (international): rooster |
| animals (international): dog |
|   |
| uncategorized |
|   |
Crack, rattle and rustle | ||
| claque | organized body of hired applauders (imitative origin) | |
| clatter | to make a rattling sound | |
| crack | to make a sharp short noise | |
| creak | a harsh cry, sound of a rusty gate hinge, to speak stridently or querulously, or to make a shrill grating noise | |
| crinkle | to make a soft crackling sound, rustle | |
| frou-frou | rustling, like silk dresses do | |
| kirik | sound of breaking metal ("Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales from Africa", by Verna Aardema) | |
| rattle | rapid succession of short sharp sounds, instrument that makes a rattling noise | |
| rustle | to give forth a succession of light crisp sounds | |
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