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aaht aahht bloooot sounds of busy city horns (cars) MAD magazine automotive tone aaugh Exclaimation of dismay, commonly used, and originaly created by the Peanuts gang by Charles Schulz. Used frequently by Charlie Brown in the following situations: Losing a Baseball game, Having the football pulled away by Lucy, In an embarrassing situation. Also used by other members of the peanuts gang and can be used as a roaring sound to scare someone. 1) Linus: I told her about how you're madly in love with her, Charlie Brown: Aaugh!! 2) Snoopy: It's not the things that go 'bump' in the night that scare me. It's the things that go 'AAUGH!'. Urban dictionary dismay pain embarrassment comics achoo sound of sneezing. More sneezing sounds human disease ack-ack-ack-ackawoooo-ack-ack-ack Fox vocalization. Rarely heard guttural chattering with occasional yelps and howls, mostly heard when animals are in close proximity to one another. Popular Science ah interjection used to express delight, relief, regret, or contempt human ah uh ah uh sound of a dog panting. Find more panting dog sounds. ref ah-choo sound of sneezing. More sneezing sounds human disease ah-ooh-ga other spellings: ah-ooo-ga, ah-ooh-gah, oo-ga. 1. Klaxon sound signaling "dive" in 1940's US navy submarines ref 2. Sound produced by horn on antique automobiles such as Ford Model-A ref1, ref2 automotive horn aha interjection used to express surprise, triumph, or derision human ahahah aristocratic sounding laughter, or kind of a hick laugh laughter ahem clearing one's throat human ahh ha ha laughter, not really different from the ordinairy hahaha, but this one includes an attempt to capture the breath before the burst of laughter (ahh-) laughter ahoy interjection used in hailing (to call or greet) a ship, as in "ship ahoy" human ar rooff dog barking (Doggies by Sandra Boynton) More dog vocalizations arf dog vocalization. Find more dog vocalizations argh exclamation expressing pain. there is a webpage dedicated to the many different spellings of aargh on the web. The top five most common spellings is argh, aargh, aaargh, arrgh, arrrgh. human pain argh Sound uttered by person choking. Also: awk, gasp, gak disease eat_drink pain aroo the sound made by a wolf, when howling animal atchoo sound of sneezing. More sneezing sounds human disease aw interjection used to express mild disappointment, gentle entreaty, or real or mock sympathy or sentiment human awk Sound uttered by a person choking. Also gak, argh, gasp disease eat_drink pain human animal baa sheep vocalization animal babble 1. to talk enthusiastically or excessively, 2. to utter meaningless or unintelligible sounds. imitative origin. human 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 come from the birds' continuous raucous babbling/chattering when in groups. about this bird animal bird badaboom explosion. Find more explosions explosion badonkadonk Extremely curvaceous female buttocks. Urban dictionary: When the immense, rounded muscle tissue of the rear creates a sound wave ripping through the local environment making a pressure wave against the ear drum in a pleasing Ba-dOnk-a-dOnk rhythm. Also: A womens derriere that has the shape of, and bounces like a basketball. The word is derived from the sound produced when you bounce a basketball. A case of the sound of one urban icon, naming another urban icon with similar propensities but that doesn't really make a sound. badum tish sound of a drum roll / rimshot hear the sound music drum laughter bah interjection used to express disdain or contempt human bam sound of a hard hit. Find more hit / punch words 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 misc gas movement bang sharp noise or hit. Find more hit / punch words hard_hit baraag elephant vocalization, trumpeting animal barf vomiting, the sound made while vomiting. Also used a noun meaning "vomit" disease bark verb for dog vocalization. Find more dog vocalizations animal baroom explosion. Find more explosions explosion bash to strike heavily. Find more hit / punch words hard_hit batabatabata sound of a helicopter. Find all helicopter sounds engine helicopter movement bawl to cry out loudly and unrestrainedly. From baulare (Medieval Latin) or baula (Old Norse), imitative origin. human animal bay dog vocalization (in the poem Lepanto by G. K. Chesterton: "... Don John's hunting, and his hounds have bayed ...". Find more dog vocalizations animal bazinga interjection similar in meaning to fooled you! or gotcha! after a prank. It first appeared in the tv sitcom The Big Bang Theory and is used by the character named Sheldon. It probably comes from the word zing and ba and a may just have been added for added effect. See video of Bazinga!-moments human television series comedy bbvvvvvvvvvvvvvnnnnnn The sound of an activated but motionless lightsaber in Star Wars movies. Also: nnnnnnnn Reddit saber weapon 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. Find more tones animal bird automotive tone beep beep beep beep beep beep whirrrffftt bonk Sound of a forklift (From Diggers go by Steve Light). All caps in the book BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP WHIRRRFFFTT BONK engine lift truck automotive beep beep beep beep screeeech ruuurrrump pa-lump Sounds made by a dump truck (Diggers go by Steve Light, all caps in the book BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP SCREEEECH RUUURRRUMP PA-LUMP truck dump rubble dirt stone sand engine 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. about this bird animal bird biff sound of an uppercut punch. Find more hit / punch words hard_hit blab loose chatter. Also: blabber human blabber Loose chatter. also: blab blah nonsense, silly talk human blam explosion. Blam is also the title of a Roy Lichtenstein painting. Find more explosions. explosion blare loud sound music misc tone engine blast an explosion or violent detonation, a violent gust of wind, or the effect of such a gust Find more explosion words explosion 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 animal bleep electronically generated tone. "to bleep" often means "to mask inappropriate language on television or radio" tone blep The sound of sticking your tongue out. Often used in cat pictures on the internet, showing a cat with tongue sticking out. tongue cat animal meme 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 misc blip a short, crisp sound tone bllgh blllgggh blllllgggghh (automotive) sound of boiling coolant Cartalk engine automotive liquid water blop sound a large serving of mashed potatoes makes when it hits the plate (also a corresponding measurement of same) (ref) food hit spoon blurp sound of a horn (from "Mr. Brown can moo, can you?" by Dr. Seuss) music blurt to utter abruptly and impulsively, as in "to blurt out the first word that comes to mind" human 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 animal bird bobolink bird species named by their typical call. about this bird animal bird boff 1. the sound of a hit or punch. Find more hit/ punch words 2. verb (slang) to have sexual intercourse (with someone) 3. noun (plural boffs), a big laugh 4. a line in a film etc that elicits such a laugh hard_hit laughter bomb hollow, explosive projectile, imitative origin explosion bomp sound of a hit / punch ("Garfield", Jim Davis). Find more hit / punch words hard_hit bong sound of bouncing. from: Find more hit / punch words hard_hit bonk sound of something heavy hitting something else. Find more hit / punch words hard_hit boo 1. used to express derision, disapproval 2. Used to startle someone, when said loudly and abruptly human boo-hoo crying human boom 1. deep, hollow sound, explosion. Find more explosion words 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. about this bird explosion animal bird boooOOOOOOooo (automotive) sound of a bad turbo. Cartalk engine automotive boop A light tap or bump on the nose in a cute way. This word is an ideophone, meaning that it evokes the idea of sound to describe phenomena that do not necessarily have sound. While not technically onomatopoeia, it is used like onomatopoeia. know your meme animal body meme boosh A word that describes the sound of an explosion; an expression used to express awesomeness. Ex. (1) We lit the gas can on fire, and it went "BOOSH!". (2) When Tamera aced the test, we heard her shout, "BOOSH!" in celebration. Urban Dictionary - Thanks to students of Ms. Lane's 7th grade class! Find more explosions explosion human bop sound of a hit / punch ("Garfield", Jim Davis). Find more hit / punch words hard_hit borborygmus the rumbling sound produced by the movement of gas through the intestines of animals, including humans. Stomach growling. eat_drink animal gas bounce A heavy blow. Possibly of imitative origin. Etymonline bow-wow dog vocalization. Find more dog vocalizations animal brahnk bullfrog vocalization (When the fireflies come by Jonathan London). animal frog quack croak bratatat sound of machine gun. (Bratatat! is a Roy Lichtenstein painting) weapon bray to utter the characteristic loud harsh cry of a donkey animal breet Referee whistle. also: preet sports music 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) animal bringg sound of ringing telephone. More telephone sounds tone brinng sound of ringing telephone. More telephone sounds brouhaha hubbub, uproar human brum-brum-brum-brum-brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Sound of a chainsaw bubble air enclosed by liquid, or to bubble: the process of bubbles being formed, probably of imitative origin liquid gas water buffet (possibly of imitative origin) blow. Find more hit / punch words hard_hit buffoon (possibly of imitative origin) clown, may stem from allusion to puffing out cheeks as a comic gesture gas misc bum! brrum! brrrumble!!!! Sound of a big bass drum. From the children's book Squeak, Rumble, Whomp Whomp Womp. Wynton Marsalis & Paul Rogers, 2012 Candlewick Press music bumble to blunder, from Middle English bomblen (to boom) movement bumblebee A bumblebee (also spelled as bumble bee) is any member of the bee genus Bombus, in the family Apidae. They are characterized by are characterised by black and yellow body hairs, often in bands. Etymonline: 1520s, replacing M.E. humbul-be, alt. by assoc. with M.E. bombeln "to boom, buzz," echoic, from PIE base *kem "to hum," echoic. bump heavy dull blow, or its result (a swelling). Find more hit / punch words hard_hit burble to form bubbles, flow with bubbling sound liquid water burp the act of belching human human eat_drink burr uvular pronounciation of the letter "r" human buzz 1. a sibilant humming sound, like a bee (also: bzzz, hum) 2. the sound of a buzzer 3. a confusion of activity and gossip, chatter, talk. Also used as a verb "the bees were buzzing", "he buzzed a servant" human animal tone bwahaha! laughter, boisterous laughter bwak sound of a punch or kick. from: Find more hit / punch words hard_hit bweee electric power tone tone BWEEP bip bip BWEEP U.S. city police siren in traffic (ref) police tone alarm siren city car automotive bwok sound of a punch or kick. from: Find more hit / punch words hard_hit bwoom explosion Find more explosion words explosion bwow-chcka-bwow funky palm-muted riffs with wah pedal (sound effect), associated with pornographic movie soundtracks. often combined with playing "airguitar". see also: neow, jug, whockah music bwwob bwwwobbubwub Sound of a car engine low on coolant Cartalk automotive engine bzzz sound of a flying insect animal ca-chunk sound of big metal-framed ink-stamps used by court clerks (ref) metal hit caa sound made by a crow cackle 1. the sound made by a hen after laying an egg, 2. talking in a cackling manner, probably has partial imitative origin human animal bird caterwaul to make a harsh cry (like a cat in heat). More cat sounds animal vocalization caw bird , usually a raven or crow animal bird cha-cha-cha a fast rhythmic ballroom dance of Latin-American origin with a basic pattern of three steps and a shuffle. The name is derived from the rhythm of the guiro (scraper) and the shuffling of the dancers' feet music cha-ching sound of a cash register. also: ka-ching money metal coins chachalaca bird species name, see plain chachalaca animal bird chakk-chackk-chak-chak, chak-a-chak-akk-chk-chk-chk sound of a helicopter. Find all helicopter sounds engines helicopter movement cham to chew noisily. Find more chewing noises human eat_drink champ to chew noisily. also: cham. Find more chewing noises chat to converse easily and familiarly. also a name for small birds, such as the warbler human animal bird chatter quick repeated sounds (by birds or humans) human animal bird chatterer 1. a person who chatters 2. common name for bird species, see babbler animal bird cheep bird vocalization (nonspecific) animal bird chickadee any of several small North American oscine birds (genus Poecile of the family Paridae) that are related to the titmice. about this bird animal bird chiffchaff name of bird species, named by its song. about this bird animal bird chiming the sound of wedding bells (features in the poem "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe) metal music ching-a-ling sound of a bell chink to make a sharp ringing sound metal chirp bird vocalization (nonspecific) animal bird chirr the short vibrant or trilled sound, characteristic of an insect (as a grasshopper or cicada) animal 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 vocalization animal bird chit-chat light, informal conversation human chitter to twitter or chatter (high-pitched sounds), like a bird, or raccoon animal bird chomp to chew or bite something. Find more chewing noises human eat_drink animal choo-choo small children's word for train (steam engine) engine chooga chooga chooga steam engine or train. Click here for more train sounds engine movement chortle laughter, 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!" laughter 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) animal bird Chrrrick chrrrick chrrrick chrrrrick Putting butter on toast with a knife. From the children's book Squeak, Rumble, Whomp Whomp Womp. Wynton Marsalis & Paul Rogers, 2012 Candlewick Press metal eat_drink 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. about this bird animal bird chug a dull explosive sound made by or as if by a laboring engine engine chug chugchug chugchug mmmoooosh sound of a steamroller (Diggers go by Steve Light. All caps in the book CHUG CHUGCHUG CHUGCHUG MMMMOOOOSH) engine equipment road CHUGGA chugga chugga CHUGGA chugga chugga CHOO CHOOOOOOO steam engine or train. from this book: Click here for more train sounds machine movement chukar The Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar) is a Eurasian upland gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. Their song is a noisy chuck-chuck-chukar-chukar from which the name is derived. More animal bird chumma chumma chumma, hufft hufft, falump Sounds made by an excavator (From Diggers go by Steve Light). In the book all caps CHUMMA CHUMMA CHUMMA, HUFFT HUFFT FALUMP engine metal digging 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) engine clack 1. chatter, prattle 2. to make an abrupt striking sound or series of sounds, such as footsteps 3. cry of a bird , especially fowl. see also: cackle, cluck 4. Sound of a late 19th century gun being closed after loading, according to a reply to a yahoo!Answers post about the sound of old guns animal bird weapon metal 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). also: clickety-clack metal engine clang 1. loud ringing metallic sound. For example clang or klang is often used for when an aluminum baseball bat hits the baseball 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). hard_hit animal bird metal 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) hard_hit engine clap a sharp, forcible or resounding noise hard_hit claque (possibly of imitative origin) organized body of hired applauders crack clash loud sound of collision followed by a confusion of lesser sounds hard_hit clatter to make a rattling sound crack cliche stereotyped phrase (imitative origin, from the sound of dropping the matrix on the molten metal) human click 1. slight sharp sound, eg. camera making a photo. 2. nonvocal suction sound in some languages, 3. to talk noisily or rapidly. The sound made by dolphins is also called "clicking". human animal automotive clickety-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 metal movement engine clink sound of metal when struck hard_hit metal clinker very hard kind of brick, named after the sound produced when struck hard_hit clip clop sound of a walking horse. More horse sounds animal clippity-clop sound of galloping horse. More horse sounds animal clitter to make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures, as of male insects such as crickets or grasshoppers animal clobber sound of a hit / punch, verb: to batter severely. Find more hit / punch words hard_hit cltkty sound of a coin put into a vending machine (from the graphic novel "Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth", ref) metal cluck 1. bird : the peculiar sound of a brooding hen 2. To make a clicking sound with the tongue animal bird cock-a-doodle-doo call of a rooster, usually in the morning animal bird 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." about this bird animal bird coo bird , characteristic note of doves and pigeons animal bird cough to expel air noisily from the lungs, usually to expel fluids that resonate during breathing human disease crack to make a sharp short noise crack crackle 1. To make a succession of slight sharp snapping noises: a fire crackling in the wood stove. 2. To show liveliness, energy, or intensity: a book that crackles with humor. 3. To become covered with a network of fine cracks; craze. v.tr. 1. To crush (paper, for example) with sharp snapping sounds. 2. To cause (china, for example) to become covered with a network of fine cracks. crash to dash to pieces, or the noise produced by it hard_hit crack creak a harsh cry, sound of a rusty gate hinge, to speak stridently or querulously, or to make a shrill grating noise metal crack cricket name of chirping insect, grasshopper animal crack crinkle to make a soft crackling sound, rustle crack croak 1. frog , 2. to utter a deep hoarse cry animal croaker Common name for Sciaenidae, a family of fish. Also called drums or hardheads for the repetitive throbbing or drumming sounds they make. The sounds are produced by the beating of abdominal muscles against the swim bladder. more croon 1. To hum or sing softly. 2. To sing popular songs in a soft, sentimental manner. 3. (Scottish) To roar or bellow. Possibly of imitative origin. Originally "to bellow like a bull" as well as "to utter a low, murmuring sound" Etymonline human music animal croup throat-disease with a sharp, barking cough. imitative origin human disease crow to utter the cry of a rooster animal bird crunch 1. to chew with a noisy crackling sound, 2. to crush, grind, or tread noisily. Find more chewing noises human eat_drink animal crack crunch, crunch, crunch sound of footsteps on gravel, stones human stones 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" human music cuckcoo cuckoo, bird species Cuculus Canorus, named by its cry. Also, a type of clock named after the bird. link1 (bird), link2 (clock) animal bird 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. about this bird animal bird currawong bird species name, see pied currawong animal bird d'oh 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. also: doh. human dab to strike with soft pressure light_hit dada vocal sound produced by a human infant human dakka the sound produced by fully-automatic weapons in action. Use in computer gaming: Acquiring "more dakka" leads to a faster rate of bullet discharge and thus improves the player's overall chance of taking out hostiles ref weapons dash to move violently or suddenly. also lash movement deed-a-reedle sound of a fiddle ("the ceremonial band" by James Reeves, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett) music dibble dibble dopp dopp sound of rain (from Mr. Brown can moo, can you? by Dr. Seuss). More rain sounds weather liquid water 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". about this bird animal bird didgeridoo (probably of imitative origin) indigenous Australian instrument, of imitative origin. link (video) music dikdik small antelope that lives in the bushes of East Africa, Angola and Namibia. Dik-diks are named for the alarm calls of the females, which make a dik-dik, or zik-zik sound. In addition to the female's alarm call, both the male and female make a shrill whistling sound. ding sound of metal when struck hard_hit metal ding-dong tolling of a bell metal dirnt Sound of a bass-guitar. From: Mike Dirnt, the bassist of the rock band Green Day. Dirnt's birth name is Michael Ryan Pritchard. According to Wikipedia, at school, he would would often play "air-bass", pretending to pluck the strings, while making the noise, "dirnt, dirnt, dirnt". As a result, his schoolmates began to call him "Mike Dirnt". See also Yahoo Answers. Related: wub wub, wob wob and other sounds of bass in dubstep music. dodogyuuun the menacing cry of Arceus, God of the Pokemon world comics television videogames dong sound of bouncing. from: Find more bouncing words hard_hit 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) music dook 1. sound of drinking from a bottle ('dook, dook, dook' as in webcomic Scary Go Round) 2. verb: to dook, clucking or chuckling sound made by ferrets when excited or happy. More about ferrets animal 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). More rain sounds light_hit weather liquid water drone male honeybee, probably of imitative origin animal dubdubdubdubdubdub Sound of a helicopter. Find all helicopter sounds engine helicopter movement 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 human dunh dunh durrr Sound of guitar strumming rock Reddit dwoiiinnnnnnnngggggggig sound of a ruler strummed against a table (ref) plastic metal hit vibration 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. about this bird animal bird 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". about this bird animal bird eee-aaaah donkey , also: hee haw (verb: to bray) animal eeeeeee siren tone eeeoooeeeooo siren tone eeeyouch interjection expressing pain ("Garfield", Jim Davis) pain eek eek 1. monkey, mouse or rat vocalization 2. sound of a squaky shoe (from "Mr. Brown can moo, can you?" by Dr. Seuss) 3. human exclamation uttered when scared or distressed animal Eeyore Eeyore is the name of the donkey from Winnie-the-Pooh. The name is onomatopoeia for the braying sound made by a donkey, typically written as hee haw in American English. 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 human fa-thud sound of someone hitting the floor after falling fighting punch hard_hit hit fanfare (probably of imitative origin) a flourish of brass instruments. link (video) music fap fap fap Sound of masturbating (male) human fart (possibly of imitative origin, but debatable) English language vulgarism most commonly used in reference to flatulence. Onomatopoeia for farts have been suggested in various internet forums in response to questions of people who needed a word to describe the sound: eg. here and here. The suggested words include brrt, braaah, THPPTPHTPHPHHPH (Calvin and Hobbes), phhhhhhrt, PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP, pff, prtrtrtrgurtrufnasutututut, prrrt, PFFT!, PHHhhhh..., SPLPLPLLLP, WHOooooffff, poot, prrrrrrrvt, scraeft, ppppppwwarrrrppppp, pllllllllllllllllllllllllloooooooooooaaa..., RRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIPPPPP, fuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrt, thhhppbbbb, verrrrrrrrrnnnnnntttttt, hooooooooooooooooooooooooonk, pbpbpbpbp, frr frr frrrrrr rampooooooooo ag, pppppppptttttttttttttttttttttttt, flurpppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp... Also, according to many responders it depends on the fart (farting can make many possible sounds). human gas fash sound of fended off punch with the hand. from: hard_hit movement Ffffffffffffff 1. blowing on hot soup 2. flatulence (fart) 3. air running out of a tire gas air eat_drink automotive food Ffffkrrrrshhzzzwooooom..woom..woooom.. Sounds of a lightsaber (Star Wars movies) Reddit weapon saber sword fillip sound of snapping the fingers music finch name for a family of passerine birds (fringilla), whose call is often written as "fink fink", "pink pink", or "spink spink" about this bird. may be of imitiative origin animal bird fizz 1. A hissing or bubbling sound. 2. Effervescence.3. An effervescent / carbonated beverage explosion gas liquid eat_drink water flac-flac-flac sound of a helicopter. Find all helicopter sounds engines helicopter movement flap 1. a blow, 2. noise of a bird's wing in motion, 3. to strike with something flexible or broad hard_hit animal bird movement flash 1. sudden burst of flame or light, 2. sudden rush of water explosion liquid flatulence See fart. (The word "flatulence" is not an onomatopoeia) human gas flibbertigibbet A flighty or whimsical person, usually a young woman. In modern use, it is used as a slang term, especially in Yorkshire, for a gossipy or overly talkative person. Its origin is in a meaningless representation of chattering. human conversation flick a light sharp jerky stroke or movement light_hit 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). More rain sounds light_hit weather liquid water flicker 1. to flutter, hover, vibrate 2. bird species name, see northern flicker animal bird crack flip-flop flip-flops are a simple footwear named by sound produced when walking in them movement human flog to beat, thrash. Find more hit/ punch words hard_hit floovb, floovb, vwomp, vwomp sound of a bad tire of a car. Cartalk automotive engine movement rubber flop to fall, collapse, with a dull or heavy sound hard_hit flumppf sound of a wad of mail as it falls from a letter-box (ref) paper movement hit flush to flood or spray thoroughly with water or other liquid, as for cleansing purposes. flush can have many meanings but in the sense of flooding with liquid it can be seen as imitative liquid rinse flutter 1. to flap wings rapidly, 2. to float to and fro animal bird movement liquid Fnarr! Fnarr! a ribald laugh to draw attention to a double entendre. From Viz magazine comic strip Finbarr Saunders (thanks, Patz Gardiner) laughing human 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) animal liquid frou-frou rustling, like silk dresses do crack fwappa Sound of a parachute opening ( Pokemon Black and White Vol 7 Kusaka & Yamamoto) misc soft_hit gas fwip fwip fwip sound of a dog's wagging tail ( Wag! Patrick McDonnell) animal tail movement fwww - cluck sound of a hockey puck hitting the net of the goal and then the ice (ref) sports ice hockey hit gabing sound of a flying object hitting someone's head (Garfield, Jim Davis) Find more hit/ punch words hard_hit gada, gada, gada sound of drums ("Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales from Africa", by Verna Aardema) music gag to choke human disease eat_drink animal gaggle the chatter or cackle of geese animal bird gak Sound uttered by a person choking. Also: argh, awk, gasp disease pain eat_drink gargle to wash the mouth with suspended liquid, also: gurgle liquid water gasp sound produced by victim of punch in the stomach. from: the original word, meaning "to catch the breath convulsively and audibly (as with shock)" is not directly imitative human hard_hit gecko name of lizard species, comes from Malay word "gekoq", imitiative of its call. (More about geckos) animal geez interjection used to express disbelief or exasperation. As in: Geez, stop shouting at me like that!. Alternative to saying Jesus! in order to be less offensive. Also: sheesh. human conversation gibberish 1. gibberish is rapid, inarticulate, often foolish sounding speech, 2. according to this wikipedia entry, it is also a verb for the sound made by apes/monkeys (as in "dogs bark, monkeys gibber") human animal giggle laugh in a manner suggestive of foolish levity or uncontrollable amusement human laughter glok sound of a kick against someone's body (head, for example). from: Find more hit/ punch words hard_hit glop sound something liquidy and unappetizing hitting a dinner plate human eat_drink glug sound of swallowing a drink human eat_drink gnash to strike teeth together human animal gnaw to bite persistently human eat_drink animal gobble bird vocalization, typically a turkey animal bird gobbledygook (noun) jargon or highly intricate language that is hard to understand or incomprehensible. Comes from gobble, the vocalization of turkeys. Wikipedia gong metallic disk used as a percussive musical instrument named by the sound produced when struck music gr gr k k grk Sound of scraping and hammering in rocky material at an archeological / paleontological excavation. from: stone carving metal digging gray-winged trumpeter (Psophia crepitans) bird species found in South America, whose song is a low humming, but its call, as its name suggests, is a very loud JEEK or honking TZAAK, which may be the reason for the name "trumpeter". This bird is kept as a pet by Amerindians, since it is easily tamed, hunts snakes, and is a very efficient sentinel, with its unmissable alarm call. about this bird animal bird great kiskadee passerine bird (Pitangus sulphuratus) found in southern Texas and middle and south america. this bird is a flycatcher. the voice is described by some sources as dee-kis-ka-dee, by others as BEE-tee-WEE. The latter gives the bird its name in different languages and countries: In Brazilian Portuguese the birds name is bem-te-vi, or bien-te-veo (spanish) meaning ("I've spotted you!"). In El Salvador the bird is known as Cristofue, and in Paraguay as pitogue. In French it is called tyran quiquivi. link1, link2, video animal bird groan 1. to utter a loud deep sound of grief or pain, 2. the sound of funeral bells (in the poem "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe, 3. sound of drums (in the poem "Lepanto" by G. K. Chesterton: "...For he heard drums groaning and he heard guns jar ..." human human pain music growl a low, guttural, menacing sound made by an animal, such as a bear animal grrrakka kkakkakkakkakkakkakk akkakkakk kkakka akk Sounds made by a jackhammer (From Diggers go by Steve Light). In the book all caps GRRRAKKA KKAKKAKKAKKAKKAKKAKK AKKAKKAKKAKK AKKAKKAKK AKKA KKAKKA AKK engine metal grrrraaawr cry of tyrannosaurus rex (imagined). from: animal dinosaur predator grumble to mutter in discontent human grump to growl, rumble. Grumpy: surly tempered, making inarticulate noises betokening displeasure human grunt pig vocalization, the deep short sound characteristic of a hog human animal gshaaaa Hissing sound made by dinosaur or giant lizard. from: animal gas breath guff 1. foolish nonsense 2. annoying or playful criticism human conversation guffaw course, hearty, boisterous laughter, belly laugh human laughter gulla, gulla, glugluglugluglug sound of a bad axle, in a car (Cartalk) automotive car engine metal gulp to swallow greedily or rapidly in large amounts. e.g. "she gulps down a whole mug of coffee". human eat_drink gunko, gunko sound of wagon wheels ("Pedro and the padre", by Verna Aardema) engine gurgle to flow in a broken irregular current, make the sound of bubbling liquid, washing the mouth with suspended liquid (soundclip), also: gargle liquid water gurrhr cat vocalization, as used in James Joyce's Ulysses More cat sounds animal gwuf, gwuf, gwuf sound of footstep ("Pedro and the padre", by Verna Aardema) human movement gyuh gyuh,gyuh signature laugh of sherrif Roscoe P. Coltrane in tv series The Dukes of Hazzard laughter ha ha laughter. most common form. intensity grows by adding ha's. absence of an exclamation mark can be a hint of sarcasm, or indicate a polite, but unenthusiastic laugh. dependent on context, tone, facial expression, etc. Also: haha laughter ha! 1. laughter. not a boisterous laugh, but amused. 2. Also an exclamation used by the good guy jumping out of the bushes to suprise a villain laughter HA-ha! signature laugh of Nelson, a character from The Simpsons. Nelson is a bully at Bart Simpson's school, and he laughs at anyone who is in danger. His laugh is also written as "Haw-Haw!". link to sound human laughter ha-ha-ha-HA-ha emphasis on the fourth Ha (louder and higher pitch) and first three ha's gradually go up in pitch. signature laugh of cartoon character Woody Woodpecker. Youtube ha. The period (instead of exclamation mark) makes this expression of laughter sound unenthusiastic, bored, in a hurry, or not really amused laughter hackigi-gi-gi-gi laughter. signature laugh of Ed Bickel, from 3 south laughter hah! laughter. diminutive, victorious laughter hah-hah-hah sound of a dog panting. also: hu hu hu hu, ah uh ah uh, heh-heh-heh. (these were among the replies to a question posted on Yahoo answers) har har! laughter. sarcastic, as if sarcastically saying "very funny." or old fashioned hick laugh laughter harumph Interjection, an expression of disdain, disbelief, protest, or dismissal; a huff, grunt, or snort. also: harumpf interjection human haw laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief. Often duplicated or triplicated (haw haw or haw haw haw) human laughter hawk an audible effort to force up phlegm from the throat human he-he laughter human laughter hee haw 1. bray of a donkey, 2. loud coarse laugh human laughter hee! laughter. sometimes slightly naughty, e.g. when used after pulling a naughty prank. Also used with multiple hees: heeheehee! heh, heh! laughter. sometimes perverted, or meaning "that's not really funny". Usually, "heh" is a quiet laughing sound, not laughing out loud. Heh heh may also be a good transcription of the signature laugh of Beavis, from cartoon Beavis and Butthead. Sometimes simply a more faint, private laugh laughter heh-heh-heh sound of a dog panting. also: hu hu hu hu, hah-hah-hah, ah uh ah uh. (Yahoo answers) hehehe! laughter. evil laugh used by bad guy when one of his plans goes right laughter hem clearing throat. Also: ahem hey interjection used especially to call attention or to express interrogation, surprise, or exultation human hhhhrrrrrrnnnnngggg sound of the goal light and siren in a hockey game (ref) sports hockey goal alarm siren tone hi interjection used as a greeting human hiccup spasm of the respiratory organs accompanied by a resonant gasping noise. Also: hiccough human eat_drink hip interjection used to introduce a united cheer (cf. hip-hip-hurrah). in the meaning "trendy" or "informed", it may come from "hep" (african-american slang), of which the origin is not clear human hiss to make a sharp sibilant sound, produced by geese and snakes, or a cat (when angry/scared). More cat sounds gas vocalization hissssssssss ssss ss (automotive) sound a of a failing brake booster engine automotive hm interjection used in many ways, one of which is to indicate that one is thinking, feeling, introspecting. also: hmm (more m's are added for dramatic effect or other reasons hmpf interjection used to express doubt or contempt. Also: humph, humpf ho ho ho! laughter. signature laugh of Santaclaus laughter ho hum interjection used to express weariness, boredom, or disdain human hohn hohn hohn hohn laughter. evil... and French. "We will show the stupid Americans who le clutzy frog, eh?" "HOHN! HOHN! HOHN! HOHN!" -- The Simpsons, Treehouse of Horror 8 laughter honk 1. bird vocalization (e.g. goose), 2. car-horn animal bird automotive hoo hoo bird vocalization: the cry of an owl, also: hoot, tu-whu, terwit terwoo, whit woo, twit twoo animal bird hoo hoo hoo hoo 1. monkey vocalization, also: ook, hoo hoo hoo hoo, oo oo oo, 2. the sound of wind, 3. the sound of a ghost (2 and 3: in the poem "The congo" by Vachel Lindsay "...Like the wind. Hoo, Hoo, Hoo. Listen to the yell of Leopold's ghost..." animal weather hoopoe name of bird species. imitative origin, but the hoopoe's call is actually a trisyllabic "oop-oop-oop". link (video) animal bird hooray exclamation used to express joy, approval, or encouragement. also: hurrah hoot bird vocalization, usually the cry of an owl. also: hoo hoo, tu-whu, terwit terwoo, whit woo animal bird hottentot member of native S. African race. Possibly imitative of the language spoken by the people referred to human houyhnhnm Pronounced "Whin-ems," like a horse's whinny, the Houyhnhnm are a race of intelligent horses in book 4 of Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels animal misc howl prolonged, doleful cry, typically of a dog or wolf, but can also be human or monkey. find dog vocalizations animal human howler monkey Howler monkeys are widely considered to be the loudest land animal. The main vocals consist of loud, deep guttural growls or "howls". Their vocalizations can be heard from 3 miles (4.8 km) away. It is hypothesized that the function of howling relates to intergroup spacing and territory protection, as well as possibly mate-guarding. more hrrooonnh this is one of several suggestions in response to the question of how to write the sound of a bull, on wiki-answers. also: muuhhhrrr, rrrruuuurrrr, moo, low, huuuooohar. if you need a verb: bulls "bellow" (not directly imitative) animal hu hu hu hu sound of a dog panting. also: ah uh ah uh; hah-hah-hah; heh-heh-heh>/a> (Yahoo answers ) huff sound of exhaling, blowing, puffing animal gas huh interjection used to express surprise, disbelief, or confusion, or as an inquiry inviting affirmative reply, also: uh-huh human huh huh huh laughter. signature laugh of Butt-head from cartoon Beavis and Butthead laughter hum 1. to make a low inarticulate murmuring sound, sometimes making a melody "to hum a tune", 2. a verb for the sound that bees and hummingbirds make (eg. "the dog barks, the bee hums"), also: buzz animal music hummingbird Hummingbirds are birds that comprise the family Trochilidae. They are among the smallest of birds. They can hover in mid-air and fly backwards, Their English name derives from the characteristic hum made by their rapid wing beats. more animal bird humph interjection used to express doubt or contempt. also: humpf, hmpf hurrah exclamation used to express joy, approval, or encouragement. also: hooray hush to put at rest, stop talking, make quiet human huuuooohar this is one of several suggestions in response to the question of how to write the sound of a bull, on wiki-answers. also: rrrruuuurrrr, moo, low, hrrooonnh, muuhhhrrr. if you need a verb: bulls "bellow" (not directly imitative) animal huuuuuuuuuugh cry of a hippopotamus animal hyuk hyuk laughter. more old fashioned and more hick than yuk, yuk laughter jabber to talk fast and indistinctly, imitative origin human jangle to make a harsh metallic sound, or to cause to make a harsh discordant sound metal jar 1. harsh sound, 2. the sound of guns (in the poem "Lepanto" by G. K. Chesterton: "...For he heard drums groaning and he heard guns jar ..." weapon crack hard_hit explosion jee je je jeee (automotive) clutch release bearing on the way out. Cartalk engine automotive jingle 1. to make a light clinking or tinkling metallic sound, 2. to rhyme or sound in a catchy repetitious manner 3. brief musical tune to mark the beginning of a show or segment of a show metal music jug sound of palm-muted power chords on an electric guitar. used in playing "air-guitar". often repetitive (jug jug jug - jug jug jug), typical of the musical style. as in Foo Fighters - "One by One". see also: neow, whockah, bwow-chcka-bwow music jump to move or be moved off the ground. Possibly imitative of the sound of feet coming into contact with ground when landing animal movement ka-ching sound of cash register, also: cha-ching metal Kaaahhkkk Sound of a cat coughing up a hairball. More cat sounds animal eat_drink disease cat vocalization kaaapooooom sound of a car running over a road safety bump (ref) car automotive movement hit kaboom explosion. Find more explosions. explosion kapow explosion. Find more explosions. explosion kashl (pronounced cashel)sound of a rattly, phlegmy cough human disease crack kata-kata sound of running footsteps ("Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales from Africa", by Verna Aardema) human movement katydid insect family also known as bush-cricket, long-horned grasshopper, named for the sound produced by the male (north american species) animal kea (Nestor notabilis) name of a parrot species found in the mountains of New Zealand. Raucous cries of "keeaa" often give away the presence of these highly social and inquisitive birds. about this bird animal bird kekekeke laughter. more old fashioned and more hick than yuk, yuk laughter kerfuffle commotion, disturbance. This word may be of imititative origin killdeer bird species named by their typical call animal bird kirik sound of breaking metal ("Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales from Africa", by Verna Aardema) metal crack kish-kish the sound of ice skates during a game of hockey (ref) ice movement human skating sports kite old english name for bird of prey, usually a small hawk - probably imitative of its shrill plaintive cry animal bird kittiwake name for bird genus Rissa, two closely related seabird species in the gull family Laridae, the Black-legged Kittiwake (R. tridactyla) and the Red-legged Kittiwake (R. brevirostris). The name is derived from its call, a shrill "kittee-wa-aaake, kitte-wa-aaake" animal bird klam sound of a punch/hit during a fight. from: Find more hit/ punch words hard_hit klok sound of a kick against someone's body (head, for example). from: Find more hit/ punch words hard_hit klopp klopp klopp sound of a horse, walking (from "Mr. Brown can moo, can you?" by Dr. Seuss) animal klunk sound of heavy metallic objects colliding hard_hit knack sharp blow or sound hard_hit knell sound of a bell struck or rung hard_hit knock-knock sound of striking with a sounding blow. As in knocking on a door hard_hit knot bird species, see red knot animal bird koink sound of squeezing a can of oil to lubricate something ("Garfield", Jim Davis) metal engine liquid kong sound of food bowl hitting the head (dog (Odie) getting hit on the head with a food bowl, "Garfield", Jim Davis) hard_hit kookaburra The kookaburra is a genus of birds native to australia whose name is imitative of its call. The call sounds a bit like hysterical human laughter, or maniacal cackling, depending on the species. more info, video animal bird laughter kra, ka, ka, hi sound of drums ("Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales from Africa", by Verna Aardema) music kraa sound made by a raven kreeen sound of a small door opening. from: movement squeaky peep rusty hinge Krrrrrrrr Sound of a skateboarder skateboarding. Skateboarder doing a trick: "Krrrrrrrr, snap! (pause) Crack! Krrrrrrrr..." user Mikemega on answerbag.com movement human sport toy kut-kut-kut sound of a hen, clucking ("Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales from Africa", by Verna Aardema) animal bird kwok sound of an earthenware pot being smashed to pieces on the ground ("Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales from Africa", by Verna Aardema) hard_hit lap to drink, lick with the tongue human animal liquid eat_drink water lash 1. to move violently or suddenly. also: to dash, 2. to thrash or beat violently, as in "the rain lashed at the windowpanes". More rain sounds hard_hit movement movement weather lilt sound of horn, or singing music lisp to speak with sibilant utterance human low cattle vocalization animal lub-dub-lub-dub-lub-dub ... Sound of a beating heart. This seems the most common spelling, used in medical texts. Also: dup-dup; ba bum; plop-plop; thud-thud; pop-pop; Sometimes the heart is said to throb and throb is also thought to have imitative origin. (Yahoo Answers, 1, 2) human disease pounding pump heartbeat marauder to rove or pillage for spoils. This word may be of imitative origin, imitating the vocalization of a tomcat. More cat sounds animal human destroy plunder meow cat vocalization. More cat sounds animal mew cat vocalization. More cat sounds animal mkgnao cat vocalization, as used in James Joyce's Ulysses. also spelled mrkgnao; mrkrgnao mlem Sound of sticking out one's tongue, especially to lap up something to drink. Popular with cat pictures on the internet. Blogpost about the difference between mlem and blep cat meme animal tongue moan 1. long low inarticulate murmur, 2. (less common) word describing the sound of doves (as in "The moan of doves in immemorial elms" in the poem "Come Down, O Maid" by Alfred Lord Tennyson), 3. (less common) the sound of wind (in the poem "the night wind", by Eugene Field: "... For the wind will moan in its ruefullest tone: human human pain disease weather moo cow vocalization animal moob sound of an "implosion bomb". In a classic Uncle Scrooge tale by Carl Barks, Gyro Gearloose invented an "implosion bomb" that sucked up material and compacted it into a neat pile. Intended for litter collection, the Written Sound Effect was "MOOB", explicitly stated to be "BOOM" backwards. TvTropes misc explosion weapons mopoke bird species also called Morepork, in Australia, two bird species known elsewhere as the tawny frogmouthabout this bird animal bird morepork bird species also called mopoke or frogmouth animal bird mrow cat vocalization. More cat sounds animal mrrroww cat vocalization (Doggies by Sandra Boynton). More cat sounds mrrrrgggggllll sound made by murlocs (creatures in the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) World of Warcraft. also: mrclughluhlua, maagluuuuughhhhhh, mrglmrglmrglmrgl, aurrrrrrrrruuuuggguglugglugglugluguaa (according to players) animal mum sound with closed lips not wanting to speak human mumble to speak indistinctly human munch to chew steadily. Find more chewing noises human eat_drink animal murmur 1. subdued continuous sound (often human voices), 2. to murmur, (less common) verb describing the sound of a swarm of bees or flies (as in "murmuring of innumerable bees", from the poem "Come Down, O Maid" by Alfred Lord Tennyson) human mutter to speak almost inaudibly with closed lips human muuhhhrrr this is one of several suggestions in response to the question of how to write the sound of a bull, on wiki-answers. also: rrrruuuurrrr, moo, low, hrrooonnh, huuuooohar. if you need a verb: bulls "bellow" (not directly imitative) animal mwahaha laughter, this is usually an evil sounding laugh. also: muahaha, muhaha na na, na NA na interjection. melodic childish taunting phrase, expressing a feeling of superiority or contempt for another. Meaning is similar to sticking your tongue out or laughing at someone. Often pronounced in a nasal voice. see also: neener, neener; nyah, nyah / nya, nya laughter naa goat vocalization animal natter to chatter aimlessly human NEE-eu NEE-eu French police siren (ref) police traffic siren tone alarm car automotive neener, neener interjection, typically used to taunt, ridicule, or boast in a childish manner. Verbal way of sticking your tongue out or laughing at someone. Often pronounced in a nasal voice. See also: nyah, nyah; na na, na NA na. WikiAnswers laughter neigh the cry of a horse, also: whinny animal neow sound of individual legato notes on an electric guitar, as in the guitar part in verse of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit": neow neow, neow neow. often combined with playing "airguitar" music nnn...nnn...nnn sound of a crying dog. from this book: Click here for more dog vocalizations nnneeaoowww sound of a propeller plane flying overhead (ref) plane movement engine nnnghuh nnnguh Sound of a broken power steering pump in a car Cartalk automotive engine Nnnnnnnnn The sound of an activated but motionless lightsaber in Star Wars movies. saber weapon northern flicker bird species name (Colaptes auratus). medium-sized member of the woodpecker family. It is native to most of North America, parts of Central America, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, is one of the few woodpecker species that migrates, and is the only woodpecker that commonly feeds on the ground. The song of the Northern Flicker is a loud wick wick wick wick or (according to some sources) a squeaky flick-a, flick-a as in its name. about this bird animal bird nyah, nyah interjection, typically used to taunt, ridicule, or boast in a childish manner. Verbal way of sticking your tongue out or laughing at someone. Often pronounced in a nasal voice. See also: neener, neener; na na, na NA na; nya, nya oink the cry of a pig animal 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. Find more chewing noises eat_drink animal oo oo oo monkey vocalization, also: ook, hoo hoo hoo hoo animal oof sound uttered by someone who is punched in the stomach. TheCrosswordSolver human hit ooh interjection used to express amazement, joy, or surprise human ook monkey vocalization, also: hoo hoo hoo hoo animal oompah the sound produced by a large brass instrument. see also: umpa music oomph 1. strength, power (you need to put more oomph in your story) 2. sex appeal 3. a low pitched grunting or thudding sound (Oomph! grunted the boxer when punched in the gut). human conversation power hit oonse also spelled: untz. Sound of the repetitive beat in rave music (a kind of electronic dance music) oooaughoaua coughing sound, used by a recurring character named Lorraine from the TV show Mad TV. She makes this sound when clearing her throat, also perhaps in disgust and/or satisfaction as well as in times of awkward silence to ease the tension. It is normally accompanied with a saying such as "god that's cute" while she unknowingly destroys the property of others when checking things out. Laymen can make this sound as well in their everyday life to add comedic relief to a conversation making references to Lorraine, as well as to describe something disgusting. Video: Clip 1, Clip 2, Clip 3. human oops interjection used typically to express mild apology, surprise, or dismay, also: woops, whoops human ouch interjection expressing pain or displeasure human pain ow a typical exclamation expressing pain human pain ow-wow-wow-wow Fox vocalization. It sounds like a quick series of very high pitched barks. Popular Science owl Nocturnal bird of prey. The name is thought to have imitative origins, imitating the owl's vocalizations. Wikipedia bird animal hoo owooooah sound of a coyote howling ("Borreguita and the Coyote: A Tale from Ayutla, Mexico", by Verna Aardema) animal p-taff sound of a handgun weapon explosion pad to walk with a soft dull tread movement pah-pa-rah sound of a trumpet ("the ceremonial band" by James Reeves, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett) music pap sound of a puck hit during hockey (ref) sports hit hockey ice pat to strike lightly light_hit patter to make a series of light striking sounds light_hit peck peck peck sound of a woodpecker rapping with its beak on a tree Lucy Cousins children's book animal bird pee-oo-wee bird species name, especially the eastern wood pewee. about this bird animal bird peeper any of various tree frogs that peep shrilly, especially the spring peeper animal penk sound of an aluminum bat hitting a baseball (ref) bat sports hit ball pew pew sound produced by a lasergun weapon pewee Any of eight species of birds of the genus Contopus (family Tyrannidae); it is named for its call, which is monotonously repeated from an open perch. In North America a sad, clear "pee-oo-wee" announces the presence of the eastern wood pewee (C. virens), while a blurry "peeurrr" is the call of the western wood pewee (C. sordidulus). about this bird. also spelled peewee animal bird pewit subfamily of birds also called Lapwing. Also: any of several related plovers. about this bird. also spelled peewit animal bird PHCKSHIIIIiooW Ignition of a lightsaber in Star Wars movies. Also: Tshww, pssshhew Reddit saber weapon phew 1. used to express relief or fatigue 2. used to express disgust at or as if at an unpleasant odor human phoebe bird species, see eastern phoebe animal bird phooey interjection used to express repudiation or disgust human pht sound of an air-pistol, or pistol with silencer. also: ft weapons gas air piaaaak sound of an automatic glass door opening (ref) movement door pickle-pee sound of a fife ("the ceremonial band" by James Reeves, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett). a fife is a small, high-pitched, transverse flute that is similar to the piccolo, but louder and shriller due to its narrower bore music pied currawong (Strepera graculina) large, mostly black bird, with a bright yellow eye, found in Australasia. voice: The main call is a loud "currawong", which gives the bird its name. Other frequent sounds include deep croaks and a wolf whistle about this bird animal bird pika Pika, also repeated pikapika, is Japanese and means shiny or sparkly. It is an example of sound symbolism in Japanese. The name of the Pokemon character Pikachu comes from 'pika' here meaning the sound an electric spark makes, and 'chu', the sound a mouse makes. light color ping an abrupt, ringing sound, a bullet striking something, or a computer tone weapon metal ping-pong game of table-tennis, imitative origin hard_hit light_hit pip 1. to peep or chirp, as a chick does. 2. A short, high-pitched radio signal 3. pip-pip-pip: sound of footsteps ("Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales from Africa", by Verna Aardema) animal bird movement pitter-patter the sound of rain, a repetitive pattering sound. More rain sounds weather liquid water plain chachalaca (Ortalis vetula) a large bird in the Cracidae family. The call is a loud, raucous RAW-pa-haw or cha-cha-LAW-ka, often by several birds in a rhytmical chorus. link1, video animal bird plink (verb) 1. to make a tinkling sound 2. to cause to make a tinkling sound. (noun) a tinkling metallic sound metal hit Plip - plip - ploop - plip - plip - plip - plip - ploop sound of light summer rain hitting the roof (ref). More rain sounds liquid water rain weather house plonk a dull striking sound hard_hit plop sound such as that of an object dropping into water with not that much of a splash. "plop, plop, fizz, fizz" used to be the slogan in Alka Seltzer commercials for many years. liquid plump heavy sound of landing hard_hit plunk to pluck a string instrument, or to suddenly drop music pock dry hit, such as when a wooden baseball bat hits a baseball. poof 1. interjection used to indicate a sudden vanishing: The magician waved a wand, and poof! The birds disappeared! (often with a little cloud of smoke) In this sense poof may be imitative. 2. effeminate man or male homosexual. In this sense poof is not imitative gas air movement misc poomb Sound of an old pistol firing, according to a post on Yahoo!Answers weapon metal explosion pooof Chewing gum bubble popping. from: food blow poop Children's euphemism meaning excrement. This word is thought to be of imitative origin human animal pop sound of rapping, knocking, or explosive. in the media: Snap, Crackle, and Pop are the cartoon mascots of Kellogg's breakfast cereal Rice Krispies. They are named after the sound rice krispies make when they are dropped in a bowl of milk. Find more explosions. explosion hard_hit light_hit potato-potato-potato Sound of a poorly running motorcycle engine. The sound emphasis is on the 'p' and 't' rather than the vowels. Janet writes: "My sister used the above expression to describing a problem she had on starting a new motorcycle - it was jerking along as if it had 'kangaroo juice' in the tank. She assumed a "Gangnam Style" stance and dance to illustrate it, while saying "there I was going 'potato-potato-potato' - what a show-up!" She says that this expression is often used within her group of motorcycling friends, usually in connection with novice riders, although it may be in use more widely across the UK. The sound emphasis seems to be on the 'p' and 't' rather than the vowels." (thanks Janet!) engine movement pow sound of a blow / collision hard_hit prattle To talk or chatter idly or meaninglessly; babble or prate. Possibly of imitative origin. Etymonline human conversation prrr sound produced by cats when sociable or (sometimes) when distressed. also: purr. More cat sounds animal vocalization pssshhew Ignition of a lightsaber in Star Wars movies. Also: Tshww, PHCKSHIIIIiooW Reddit saber weapon Psssssssss The sound of a lightsaber being shoved into a door to melt it (Star Wars movies) saber weapon psst sound uttered to get a person's attention without alerting others, to tell a secret for example. often followed by whispering human ptooey spitting out something solid such as a cherry pit ("Garfield", Jim Davis) eat_drink animal puh-puh-puh sound of pounding ("Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales from Africa", by Verna Aardema) hard_hit puhVRooPuhHoo puhVROOpuhHOO Sound of an engine misfire in a car Cartalk automotive engine puke to vomit, of imitative origin human disease pump (possibly of imitative origin) mechanical device for raising/moving water or gas engine liquid pump-a-rum sound of a drum ("the ceremonial band" by James Reeves, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett) music punt sound of a kick (Garfield, Jim Davis) hard_hit purr a sound produced by cats, when sociable or sometimes when distressed. also: prr. More cat sounds animal vocalization quack bird vocalization, cry of a duck. More duck sounds animal bird rabble to utter words in a rapid and confused manner human racket disturbance, uproar misc crack rail to complain human raow dog barking. from this book: Click here to find more dog vocalizations rap to strike, esp. with a quick, smart, or light blow hard_hit light_hit raspberry short for raspberry tart, rhyming slang for fart: a sound of contempt made by protruding the tongue between the lips and expelling air forcibly to produce a vibration; broadly : an expression of disapproval or contempt. Also "rasp", "razz" or "Bronx cheer". As in "blowing a raspberry", "making a Bronx cheer". Ref: thesneeze , wikipedia. human gas crack rataplan Word imitating the sound of the side-drum and used for music pieces, especially in opera, of a military-march character. music ratatatat sharp rapping sound repeated, often a machine gun. also : rat-a-tat; bratat weapon explosion rattle 1. rapid succession of short sharp sounds, 2. an instrument that makes a rattling noise crack rattlesnake The word 'rattlesnake' is the words 'rattle' and 'snake' joined together. Rattlesnakes receive their name for the rattle located at the end of their tails. The word 'rattle' is likely of imitative origin. red knot (Calidris canutus) is a medium sized shorebird. name may be imitative of the birds vocalization, sometimes described as a soft "knut", or a soft "quer-wer", though usually the bird is silent. link1, link2 animal bird reek sound of a squeaky metal hinge ("Garfield", Jim Davis) metal ribbit frog vocalization animal rinky-dink banjo music music rizzz sound of an electric drill (ref) drill engine movement mechanism buzz roar 1. to utter a a full deep prolonged cry. Typical cry of a lion 2. loud boisterous laughter. roaring with laughter is in response to something absolutely hilarious laughter animal rooaaarrr sound of a car when driving fast engine automotive movement rowr sound of deep prolonged cry ("Garfield", Jim Davis) animal rrowff dog barking. (Doggies by Sandra Boynton) More dog vocalizations rrrruuuurrrr this is one of several suggestions in response to the question of how to write the sound of a bull, on wiki-answers. also: moo, low, hrrooonnh, huuuooohar, muuhhhrrr. if you need a verb: bulls "bellow" (not directly imitative) animal RRUUMBLE SCRUNCH SCRUUMBLE SCRUUUNCHH Sounds made by a bulldozer. From: construction equipment machine heavy engine rub-a-dub drumming sound. Also a musical style similar to reggae music ruff dog vocalization. Find more dog vocalizations animal dog ruh-roh First used by Astro on the cartoon The Jetsons and later by Scooby-Doo in the Scooby-Doo cartoon series; both characters are dogs who speak broken English with the insertion of many r's. Wiktionary human animal rumble to make a low heavy continuous sound misc crack rump - rump sound of a washing machine , "[Aredelia] found Starling in the warm laundry room, dozing against the slow rump-rump of a washing machine." (Thomas Harris, Silence of the Lambs, 1988) machine engine movement rustle to give forth a succession of light crisp sounds crack schhwaff sound of a flying arrow weapon movement Schklikt, klikt Sound of a shotgun getting ready to be used, also known as racking the gun video (thanks, Gus!) weapon metal schlik sound of sliding metal on metal. verb: The metal rings schliked along the rod as I slid the curtain open to peer into the room. (thank you Larry!) schlikt Schlikt replaced the usual snikt sound of super hero Wolverine's claws, during the period he was left without the adamantium covering on his bones. comics metal weapon misc schlip sound of a person slipping on something, e.g. wet floor ("Garfield", Jim Davis) movement liquid water schwump schwump schwump schwump sound of windshield wipers of a car during heavy rain (ref). More rain sounds. More car sounds rain weather automotive liquid water scratch to tear or mark a surface with something sharp or jagged crack misc scream to utter a shrill piercing cry. note: the vocalization of eagles is often called screaming, although according to this wikipedia article, Bald Eagles normally squeak and have a shrill cry, punctuated by grunts, and the scream that is found in films this is usually the call of a Red-tailed Hawk, dubbed into films for dramatic effect. human animal screamer any of a group of South American bird species (Horned Screamer, Crested Screamer, and Black-necked Screamer) with a loud high-pitched call, which may explain the name. about this bird animal bird screech 1. a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror, 2. the high pitched sound the tires of a car make when it turns at high speed human human pain animal engine automotive movement crack scritch a screech human animal crack scrunch to make a crunching sound, to crush or crunch, or to crumple or squeeze crack misc shashing sound of a sword drawn from a sheath, also: shiiiiiing, vzzzzt metal shazam exclamation used to introduce an extraordinary deed, story, or transformation - - She prayed for his arrival and shazam! There he was. Shazam is also the name of the wizard in Captain Marvel comics and the title of Marvel comic books. exclamation human voice surprise sheesh interjection used to express disbelief or exasperation. As in: Sheesh, stop shouting at me like that!. Alternative to saying Jesus! in order to be less offensive. Also: geez. human conversation shiiiiing sound of a sword drawn from a sheath. also: shashing, vzzzzt metal shiiin the sound of silence (!), as used in manga comics (ref) misc shlick shlick shlick the sound of female masturbation Yahoo answers shmm sound of objects flying by. from: shoo interjection used especially in driving away an unwanted animal human animal shoop sound of a karate kick/chop, also: swah / shwah. from: Find more hit/ punch words hard_hit shriek to utter a loud sharp cry, screech human animal shuffle, shuffle, shuffle footsteps of someone who does not fully lift feet off the ground while walking (old / injured) walking human shuh, shuh, shuh sound of swimming ("Borreguita and the Coyote: A Tale from Ayutla, Mexico", by Verna Aardema) human animal movement liquid water shush command to be quiet, often paired with holding the index finger vertically against the lips gas shuush, shuush sound of skiing through the snow (ref) movement snow sliding sports shwap sound of a punch. from: Find more hit/ punch words hard_hit sifaka The sifaka is a genus of lemur found in Madagascar. The name is an onomatopoeia of their "shi-fak" alarm call. Wikipedia animal africa sigh to emit a deep breath, sometimes expressing weariness human siss to make a hissing sound gas sizzle to burn with a hissing sound, buzz gas skirl to make a shrill sound misc crack skraaa bird vocalization animal bird skraww bird vocalization animal bird skreek cry of a rat animal skrrreeek sound of nails on a blackboard (ref) nails human school scratch crack sksksksk Used to express amazement, shock, and excitement, due to it being a common outcome when one types random letters on a keyboard. KnowYourMeme skwee brrumm brrumm skoooooo skooooo Sounds made by a front loader (Diggers go by Steve Light, all caps in the book SKWEE BRRUMM BRRUMM SKOOOOOO SKOOOOO) engine rubble sand stone dirt metal slam to beat, shut with a noise hard_hit slap smart blow as with the open hand. Find more hit/ punch words hard_hit slobber to behave (feed) in a careless noisy fashion human eat_drink animal slosh 1. to spill or splash (a liquid) copiously or clumsily, 2. to agitate in a liquid (eg. slosh clothes in a solution of bleach and detergent), 3. to splash, wade, or flounder in water or another liquid movement liquid slump to fall or sink movement liquid slurp to make a sucking noise while eating or drinking human eat_drink animal smack to separate wet lips while lightly sucking, thereby producing a sharp noise liquid water kiss hug snap 1. to make a cracking sound, eg. snapping your fingers, or a camera making a photo (sound of the shutter). in the media: Snap, Crackle, and Pop are the cartoon mascots of Kellogg's breakfast cereal Rice Krispies. They are named after the sound rice krispies make when they are dropped in a bowl of milk 2. the "sound" of someone's pride being hurt. this is another example of "non-auditory onomatopoeia". other examples: bling bling, yoink and shiiin hard_hit light_hit crack music snap-hiss The ignition of a lightsaber in Star Wars novels written by Timothy Zahn. Also: pssshhew, Tshww, PHCKSHIIIIiooW weapon sword snarl to make an angry sound while showing teeth animal sneeze to make an explosive noise to clear the nostrils, probably of imitative origin, see also atchoo human disease animal snicker laughter. indicating derision or perhaps an immature reaction to lewd material, can have connotations of being mean spirited - laughing at someone else's expense laughter sniff to draw air audibly up the nose especially for smelling human eat_drink animal gas sniffle to show or express disdain or scorn. also: snuffle snikt "snikt" in the Marvel comic books is the written sound of super hero Wolverine's claws popping. Replaced with schlikt during the period he was left without the adamantium covering on his bones. misc metal weapon snip sound of a single cut of scissors metal snore to snort, to make harsh noises through nose and mouth while sleeping human animal snort 1. cry of a pig, but horses snort too, sometimes 2. the act or sound of sniffing powdered tabacco or cocaine into the nose 3. suppressed laughter, a burst of laughter through the nose - since this is viewed as so embarrassing, when someone snorts with laughter, it's generally at something surprisingly hilarious laughter animal sob to catch the breath convulsively, usually when crying human sock sound of a punch to the face (Batman 1960s tv show). Find more hit/ punch words hard_hit punch fight sora (Porzana carolina) A small, secretive bird of freshwater marshes, the Sora is the most common and widely distributed rail in North America. voice: Call is a long, high descending whinny. Also a two-noted "sor-AH" call, with second note higher. about this bird animal bird spack a speck speck sound of rain drops hitting a window pane (in the poem Weather by Eve Merriam, in Noisy poems by Jill Bennett). More rain sounds light_hit weather liquid water splash to dash water upon movement liquid splat landing with a smacking sound hard_hit splatt sound of lightning (in "Mr. Brown can moo, can you?" by Dr. Seuss), for the sound of thunder: see also explosion weather splatter to spatter (something), especially to soil with splashes of liquid liquid water mud dirt splosh make a splashing sound, to make a certain noise or sound, to walk through mud or mire, to cause a liquid to spatter about. also: sploosh animal movement liquid water splut the sound of a pie hitting someone in the face (Garfield (Jim Davis) comic) eat_drink movement liquid water food wet spoing sound of a piano landing on someone's head ("Garfield", Jim Davis) hard_hit spoot spitting out a mouthful of liquid ("Garfield", Jim Davis) eat_drink movement liquid water sputter 1. to spit out or spray particles of saliva or food from the mouth in noisy bursts, 2. to spit out words or sounds in an excited or confused manner, 3. to make sporadic spitting or popping sounds eat_drink liquid water wet squabble a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters human squall to cry out loudly human squawk cry of a bird animal bird squeak cry of a rat (also: skreek), or to utter a short shrill cry or noise animal squeal to utter a short shrill cry or noise human animal squelch 1. to strike or press with crushing force; crush down; squash. 2. to put down, suppress, or silence, as with a crushing retort or argument. 3. to make a splashing sound. 4. to tread heavily in water, mud, wet shoes, etc., with such a sound. crack human animal liquid squelch, squerch sound of walking through mud. from: liquid foot steps squiggle A short, irregular curve or twist, as in writing or drawing. Possibly a blend of squirm and wriggle misc movement squirm To twist one's body with snakelike motions from shame or embarrassment, or to evade a question. Possibly imitative human movement squirt to eject liquid in a jet liquid water spray wet squish to squeeze, squash misc crack ssinda, sssssinda sound of an old dial telephone. Dialing 1 is "ssinda." Dialing 9 is "sssssinda." (ref ). More telephone sounds movement telephone mechanism sssshblamm sound of an explosion. Find more explosions. explosion strident making a harsh noise misc crack strum to play a guitar. see also thrum music stup sound of landing (after a jump). also: tup. from: hard_hit stzsssssss A beam of light. Poet Gino Severini referred to light as going 'szszszszszsz' and 'stzsssssss'. Willard Bohn, Modern Visual Poetry light beam suru suru sound of noodles being sucked (manga) human eat_drink susurration sound of whispering human swah sound of a karate chop. from: Find more hit/ punch words hard_hit swash to dash violently, make a noise of clashing swords hard_hit metal movement swish sound of an object moving through air or water movement liquid gas swishy swashy sound of walking through tall grass. from: grass walking swoosh Nike brand logo, but also the sound of rushing air or water movement liquid gas szszszszszsz A beam of light. Poet Gino Severini referred to light as going 'szszszszszsz' and 'stzsssssss'. Willard Bohn, Modern Visual Poetry light beam t'chi sound of an arrow being shot from a bow ("Sebgugugu the Glutton: A Bantu Tale from Rwanda", by Verna Aardema) weapon ta-da interjection, used as mock fanfare to call attention to something remarkable. also: ta-dah, tada human tabdak tabdak Sound of a running horse tack, tack, tack sound of thin high heels or pumps. also: tap, tap, tap walking human takka takka sound of a machine gun (title of a Roy Lichtenstein painting) weapon tap to strike lightly light_hit tattle 1. to gossip, 2. to chatter aimlessly (imitative origin) human tch, tch, tch sound of chopping off branches of wood ("Sebgugugu the Glutton: A Bantu Tale from Rwanda", by Verna Aardema) hard_hit light_hit teehee! laughter. giggle, mouth covered with hand, embarrassed and/or coy laugh laughter terwit terwoo bird vocalization, the cry of an owl. also: hoo hoo, hoot, tu-whu, whit woo, twit twoo animal bird thisshig rrrerrk sounds coming out of the loudspeaker in the subway during an important announcement (ref) human voice electronic static noise crack thith-thith-thith sound of a helicopter. Find all helicopter sounds engine helicopter movement thong-thong sound of badminton rackets hitting the shuttle sports hit throb (of the heart) to beat strongly hard_hit throkk sound of a hit or punch (Batman comics) Find more hit/ punch words thrum to play a guitar music thubalup sound of a running horse animal thud to hit with a dull sound hard_hit thump 1. to strike or beat with or as if with something thick or heavy so as to cause a dull sound, as in a punch during a fight, or the sound of heavy footsteps 2. 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) hard_hit engine thung sound of a blow to a metal object (features in a Roy Lichtenstein painting hard_hit metal thunk sound of impact hard_hit thwack the sound of flogging. Find more hit/ punch words hard_hit thwip Spiderman web shooter misc weapon thwogg sound of a kick against someone's body (head, for example). from: Find more hit/ punch words thwok sound of a baseball, hitting a catcher's mitt (ref) sports ball movement hit thwoorp Sound produced by quickly opening a folding fan. Urban Dictionary. Made famous by drag queen Katya Zamolodchikova tick a light rhythmic audible tap or beat light_hit music tick tock sound of a clock. also: tic toc light_hit movement metal tinker Possibly of onomatopoeic origin, from the sound of light hammering on metal. Etymonline tinkle a gentle, ringing sound. Also means "to urinate" (in sort of a childish way) possibly because of the sound. metal liquid wet water pee tinkling sound of sleigh bells, (features in the poem "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe) metal music tintinnabulation sound of bells metal titter sound of suppressed giggle human tk.tk.tk.tk.tk.tk sound of a dog's claws as he/she walks on a wooden floor (ref) animal movement claw hit tlick sound of clicking with the tongue ("Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales from Africa", by Verna Aardema) human Tlick - Tlock Tlick - Tlock Sound of a ticking clock (Squeak, Rumble, Whomp Whomp Womp. Wynton Marsalis & Paul Rogers, 2012 metal clock tlot tlot sound of horse's hooves. used in the poem "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes. animal movement tluck....tlock The sound of a leaking faucet (Squeak, Rumble, Whomp Whomp Womp. Wynton Marsalis & Paul Rogers, 2012) liquid metal water bath tub Tluuck tluck tlawck tlock tlaack tlack tlick! Sound of a pizzicato violin (Squeak, Rumble, Whomp Whomp Womp. Wynton Marsalis & Paul Rogers, 2012 toc - toc - toc sound of a woodpecker rapping with his beak on a tree Plays of Edmond Rostand: The Eaglet tocotocotoco sound of a helicopter. more helicopter sounds engine helicopter movement tolling funeral bells (features in the poem "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe) metal tom-tom a monotonous beating, rhythm, or rhythmical sound / a percussive musical instrument played with hands music toot to blow or sound an instrument (as a horn) music tootle-too sound of a flute ("the ceremonial band" by James Reeves, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett) music trill quavering or warbling in singing animal bird music trumpeter bird species name, see gray-winged trumpeter animal bird Tshww Ignition of a lightsaber in Star Wars movies. Also: PHCKSHIIIIiooW Reddit saber weapon tsk pronounced as an alveolar click; often in quick repetition, as an exclamation of contempt, disdain, impatience, etc. tu-whu bird vocalization, the cry of an owl. also: hoot, hoo hoo, terwit terwoo, twit twoo, whit woo animal bird tuckaTHUCKtuckaTHUCKtucka sound of engine knocking. Car Talk automotive engine metal tuff sound of a shuriken, or throwing star, hitting a target fighting metal weapon tuk-tuk Common name for auto rickshaw, imitative of the sound of the small two-stroke engine (thailandtuktuk.net). Also called trishaw, auto, rickshaw, autorick, bajaj, rick, tricycle, mototaxi, or baby taxi. engine automotive tup sound of landing (after a jump). from: hard_hit light_hit twang sound of a guitar, or of a bow (and arrow) music tweet bird vocalization (small bird) animal bird tweeter loudspeaker for high frequencies music twiddle to touch lightly, or to play with. imitative origin light_hit twit twoo bird vocalization, cry of an owl. also: hoo hoo, hoot, tu-whu, terwit terwoo, whit woo animal bird to utter a succession of light chirping or tremulous sounds, chirrup animal bird tzing the sound of a bullet hitting the ground (features in Roy Lichtenstein painting "Live Ammo (Tzing!)") weapon uggh exclamation expressing pain, frustration or annoyance human human pain ugh 1. sound of coughing, 2. used to indicate the sound of a cough or grunt or to express disgust or horror human human disease uh-huh interjection used to indicate affirmation, agreement, or gratification, also: huh human uh-oh interjection used to indicate dismay or concern human umpa the sound produced by a large brass instrument. see also: Oompah music untz untz untz The sound of rave music or the sound a raver makes while raving, the sound of a techno groove music varoom sound of a fast driving car or an explosion (Also the title of a Roy Lichtenstein painting. Find more explosions. explosion engine automotive movement veery (Catharus fuscescens) bird species belonging to the larger group of thrushes. voice: Song a resonating, ethereal "da-vee-ur, vee-ur, veer, veer," descending slightly in pitch. Call note is a nasal "phew" or "veer" about this bird animal bird viip Sound of a moving object (Also the title of a Roy Lichtenstein painting movement voomp sound of explosive impact (weapon) (features in the Roy Lichtenstein painting "O.K., Hot Shot"). Find more explosions. Find more weapon sounds. explosion movement weapon vooRRRR, vooRRR, vooRRR Engine revving up and down Cartalk automotive engine vrau, vrau Sound of a lightsaber swinging through the air in Star Wars movies. Also: Ffffkrrrrshhzzzwooooom..woom..woooom.. saber weapon vreeeeeeeeeeeeeeew Sound of a whistle of an old steam locomotive. This is a high-pitched one. A lower-pitched one might do "vroo-vroo" air engine movement vroo-vroo Sound of a whistle of an old steam locomotive. This would be a low-pitched one. A high-pitched one would be more like "vreeeeeeeeeeeeeeew" gas movement engine vroom sound of a car engine automotive movement vworp In Doctor Who comic strips, the sound of the Tardis is represented as vworp! vworp! comics misc vzzzzt the sound of a sword drawn from a sheath. Also: shiiiiing, shashing metal waaank sound of a train horn (ref) horn tone alarm train waak bird vocalization, cry of a duck. More duck sounds animal bird wah-wah brass instrument effect of using a mute, or electric guitar sound effect (wah pedal) music wahoo interjection used to express exuberance or enthusiasm or to attract attention human wak wak duck vocalization. More duck sounds wakt sound of a hit or punch (Batman comics). Find more hit/ punch words wallop violent noisy movement movement wap hit/blow. Find more hit/ punch words hard_hit weeeoooeee siren tone weep to shed tears human whaam sound of explosive impact (Roy Lichtenstein painting). Find more explosions. Find more weapon/a> sounds. explosion whack to strike sharply. Find more hit/ punch words hard_hit wham a heavy blow. Find more hit/ punch words hard_hit whang sound of a hit / punch (Garfield, Jim Davis). Find more hit/ punch words hard_hit whap 1. to throw one's self quickly, or by an abrupt motion; to turn suddenly; (eg. she whapped down on the floor; the fish whapped over), 2. to beat or strike, 3. a blow, or quick, smart stroke. Find more hit/ punch words hard_hit Whargharble Sound of a canine syphoning drink from high-velocity hydropneumatic system, or sprinkler. Also: Wharrgarbl. Example, KnowYourMeme. Thanks, Joshua! Animal liquid eat_drink water dog jet spray mouth whee 1. pig vocalization, also: oink, grunt 2. (human) exclamation expressing positive excitement. animal wheeze to breathe with difficulty usually with a whistling sound human disease animal wher, wher, wher Sound of a chainsaw being started wood engine saw whew exclamation of astonishment or relief making a whistling sound human whiff a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray gas whimper to moan human whine to utter a low somewhat shrill protracted sound human whinny horse vocalization, to neigh especially in a low or gentle way animal whip-poor-will bird species noted for its call. about this bird animal bird whipbird see eastern whipbird animal bird whirr to move swiftly with a vibratory sound, eg of a small electric motor, electronic film transport in an analog photo camera. engine movement whish to make a sibilant sound gas whisper to speak softly under one's breath human whistle tubular wind instrument, or the act of whistling music whit woo cry of an owl. also: hoo hoo, hoot, tu-whu, terwit terwoo animal bird whizz a humming, hissing sound gas whoa 1. command to stop (horse) 2. command to slow an action or thought, often used to express alarm or astonishment human animal whock sound of a hit / punch (Garfield, Jim Davis). Find more hit/ punch words hard_hit whockah sound of palm-muted rhythmic strumming on an electric guitar with wah pedal, as in the intro of Jimi Hendrix�s "Voodoo Chile", for example. often combined with playing "airguitar". see also: neow, jug, bwow-chcka-bwow music whomp the sound of an explosion. Find more explosions explosion whoop 1. to cry out or creating a disturbance. Also: whoopee, whoop it up, whoop-de-doo. 2. Sound of a siren (whoop, whoop, whoop) tone whooping cough an infection of the respiratory system caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis (or B. pertussis). It's characterized by severe coughing spells that end in a "whooping" sound when the person breathes in human disease whooping crane bird species name, the tallest North American bird, an endangered crane species named for its whooping sound and call animal bird whoops interjection used typically to express mild apology, surprise, or dismay, also: oops, woops human whoosh a sibilant sound, or a swift movement or flow movement whop to beat, strike. Find more hit/ punch words hard_hit whop whop whop sound of a helicopter. Find more helicopter sounds engines helicopter movement whump the sound of colliding bodies, a slamming sound, or the sound of a punch to the jaw. Find more hit/ punch words hard_hit whumpa-whumpa-whumpa-whumpa sound of a helicopter. Find more helicopter sounds engines helicopter movement whumpf When the fracture of a weak snow layer causes an upper layer to collapse, making a whumpfing sound. Whumpf has been adopted as a technical avalanche term to describe the sound of a collapsing snowpack when you cross the snow. For instance, "we got a lot of whumpfing today", or "the snowpack whumpfed like rolling thunder just before it released and caught us." Avalanche Encyclopedia Weather snow movement hit whup-whup-whup sound of a helicopter. Find more helicopter sounds engines helicopter movement willet bird species (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus). a large sandpiper of the interior West (north america) and the ocean beaches, the willet is known by its piercing calls and bright black-and-white flashing wings. Call: a loud, ringing "pill-will-willet.". about this bird animal bird wlu-wlu-wlu-wlu-wlu-wlu-wlu A sound recording played backward. ref woah, oh, oh, oh! signature laugh of cartoon character Elmer Fudd laughter woh woh woh woh (automotive) sound of a bad bearing in the timing belt tensioner engine automotive woo-hoo! signature laugh of cartoon character Daffy Duck, often uttered when Daffy has to escape from someone he has just pulled a prank on laughter woo-woo-woo siren tone woof dog vocalization. Find more dog vocalizations Woom Sound of a lightsaber swinging through the air in Star Wars movies. Also:vrãu, vrãu Reddit saber weapon woop woop Sound of a police car in the United States. Police often use the siren intermittently. Also spelled whoop whoop. This onomatopoeia is used in the chorus of the 1993 hip hop track Sound of da Police by KRS-One. Hear a police car alarm tone music woops interjection used typically to express mild apology, surprise, or dismay, also: oops, whoops human wow interjection used to express amazement human wub wub The sound of the signature repetitive bass (wobble bass) in 'dubstep' music (a kind of electronic dance music). Other dubstep sounds: WOB WOB WOB WEB WEEEEEB WEEB WOOOB WOOOOB breeeeaaaaa breaaaaaaa WOBB WOBB, nehnehweeh, YOI YOI YOI WAHBWUHB - ref. Related: The sound of a bass guitar dirnt wubba lubba dub-dub Catchphrase used by Rick from the cartoon Rick & Morty Fandom wuh-uh-uh-uh the sound of someone muttering, grunting, in protest (Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales from Africa, by Verna Aardema) human wumpth The sound of solid door closing and the air being pushed out as the door seals. (thanks Peter!) door air hit wuppa wuppa sound of a helicopter. Find more helicopter sounds engines movement helicopter yackety-yak noisy talk. Alternative spelling: 'yakety yak'. Also the title of a famous song by doo-wop group the Coasters (1958). human music yadda yadda boring or empty talk - often used interjectionally especially in recounting words regarded as too dull or predictable to be worth repeating. also: yada yada yahoo 1. interjection used to express positive excitement or to attract attention, also: yoo-hoo, 2. popular name for the Grey-crowned Babbler (see babbler) human animal bird yakyakyakyak sound of a cat eating wet food (ref). More cat sounds cat animal eatdrink food vocalization yammer to lament human yap dog vocalization. Find more dog vocalizations yar growling sound animal yawp 1. to utter a sharp cry; yelp. 2. to talk loudly, raucously, or coarsely. human human pain yay interjection used to express exuberant delight or triumph human YEEeeEEeeEEeeEEeeEEee! Sound of a loose belt in a car engine Cartalk automotive engine yeeha, yeehaw, yee-haw the traditional cry of a cowboy, often as an expression of positive excitement, similar to yahoo human yelp a short, sharp cry of a dog. Find more dog vocalizations animal yeow exclamation expressing pain human pain yikes interjection expressing shock and alarm, often for humorous effect: "Yikes! It is cold!" yip cheep, like a bird animal bird yippee interjection used to express exuberant delight or triumph human yodel to sing by suddenly changing from a natural voice to a falsetto and back; also: to shout or call in a similar manner music yoink the "sound" of someone stealing something. the word is spoken to make obvious or humorous the playful theft of an item in front of others. (e.g. "you shouldn't leave your wallet lying around like that...Yoink!". used often in the cartoon series "the Simpsons") misc human animal movement yoo-hoo interjection used to attract attention, also: yahoo human yoooo the sound of wind (in the poem "the night wind", by Eugene Field: "... For the wind will moan in its ruefullest tone: 'Yoooooooo!', 'Yoooooooo!', 'Yoooooooo!' ...") weather gas yowl to cry loudly with pain, caterwaul, howl human pain animal vocalization yowt interjection expressing pain pain yucchh exclamation expressing disgust human eat_drink yuck exclamation expressing disgust. Sometimes "yuck yuck" is used as the sound of laughter, but for that "yuk yuk" is used more often human laughter eat_drink yuk yuk laughter. similar in flavor to "har har", but more old fashioned and more hick human laughter yummy highly attractive or pleasing, exclamation to express joy derived from the prospect of eating tasty food human eat_drink zap to destroy or kill by or as if by shooting weapon zchunk sound of a defibrillator (ref) medical human electronic hit electric shock therapy heart attack zing a shrill humming sound, such as from a bullet or vibrating string. As a verb: to move very quickly, especially while making a high pitched sound. As a noun used figuratively, meaning zest, vitality, or (in cuisine) spicy flavor. In comedy, zing is sometimes used as an interjection to acknowledge a witty comeback. The witty comeback itself is then called a zinger. misc metal movement zip to travel with a sharp hissing or humming sound movement zlopp sound of a man falling during a fight (Batman episode 13 season 1) hard_hit hit punch fight fall zonk the sound of a karate chop. Find more hit/ punch words hard_hit zoom to speed along with a low hum or buzz. also: to focus a camera on an object using a zoom lens (to 'zoom in' or 'zoom out'), also imitative of sound when motorized. engine movement zoomba-zoom sound of a bass (musical instrument) ("the ceremonial band" by James Reeves, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett) music ZOOOSH ZOOOSH ZOOOOOOOSH DING DING DING diesel train. from this book: Click here for more train sounds locomotive antique old engine zzzz the sound of a person or animal sleeping human animal |