Sounds and noises

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Sounds and noises

A sound is what you hear or can be heard while a noise is a sound,especially a loud or unpleasant one.
Below you'll find noises and sounds people or things can make.

things making the sound
verb of the sound (v)
name of the sound (n)
a door that needs oiling
a wooden floor, a stair when a pressure is put on it

to creak
creak
a bacon, a drop of water or butter on a hot frying pan

to sizzle
sizzle
leaves, clothes or papers when rubbed against each other

to rustle
rustle
a bomb, a gun

to bang
bang
a clock or a watch

to tick
tick
a cat when caressed
a well-tuned car engine

to purr
purr
car tyres when one brakes suddenly

to screech
screech
a heavy object hitting something else or falling on the ground

to thud
thud
bell, keys in a pocket

to jingle
jingle
a bar of soap falling into the full bath tub, a drop of water

to plop
plop
champagne cork coming out

to pop
pop
little bells, wine glasses

to tinkle
tinkle (light ringing sounds)
a light being switched on

to click
click
kettle lid shaking while water boiling
window in the wind

to rattle
rattle
chair dragged across the floor

to scrape
scrape
a fridge, a factory machine

to hum
hum
ocean hitting the rocks, when you jump into the river

to splash
splash
wood burning in fire

to crackle
crackle, crackling
sound people make when moaning
a dog asking for food
a vacuum cleaner

to whine
whine
mice
rubber sole of shoes on shiny floor
car tyres in a car park

to squeak
squeak
a car, thunder or a lion
an audience's laughter

to roar
roar
footsteps, rain on the roof
to patter
patter
*pitter-patter(adv): with quick light beats or steps

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1. I was having my coffee on the balcony as his Rolls Royce along the road.
2. All of a sudden the big sack of potatoes to the ground.
3. The beaver slid down the short waterfall, .
4. Josh couldn't sleep with the clock.
5. Mum said : 'Stop or you won't get any candy at all!'
6. My heart went pitter-patter hearing the of his footsteps upstairs.
7. The train to a halt.
8. A rat and ran into the bushes.
9. In the sitting-room a fire was heating up our frozen toes.
10. Busy the newspapers for the match results I couldn't hear Dan calling.

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