SOUND CUES

SOUND CUE
[laughs] [laughing] [cackles] [cackling] [guffawing]
[chuckles] [chuckling] [giggles] [giggling]
[whimpers] [whimpering] [groans] [groaning]
[coughs] [coughing]
[sighs] [sighing]
[crying] [bawling] [sobbing] [weeping]
[snorts] [snorting]
[indistinct chatter] [indistinct chatter on radio] [indistinct chatter on TV] [indistinct]
[airplane droning]
[helicopter whirring]
[train chugging]
[foghorn blaring]
[alarm blaring]
[telephone ringing] [cellphone ringing]
[knock on door] [knocking on door]
[doorbell rings] [doorbell buzzes]
[thudding]
[chomping]
[elevator dings]
[instrumental music] [dramatic music] [eerie music] [upbeat music]
[intense music] [music continues] [piano music] [guitar music] [drums music]
[keys clacking]
[machine whirring] [whirring]
[engine rumbling]
[engine revving]
[scoffs]
[theme music]
[theme song]
[rattling]
[clinking] [clanking]
[screams] [screaming] [shrieks] [shrieking]
[water gurgling] [waves crashing] [water dripping]
[speaking in foreign language] [singing in foreign language] [screaming in foreign language]
[music on radio] [music on TV]
[thunder rumbling] [lightning crashing]
[rain splattering] [splattering]
[screeching] [tires screeching]
[gibberish] [babbling] [mumuring]
[mumbles] [mumbling]
[grunts] [grunting]
[gasps] [gasping]
[gnawing]
[squeals] [squealing]
[whines] [whining]
[slurping]
[humming]
[cooing]
[gun firing] [gunshots]
[growls] [growling]
[squeaks] [squeaking]
[teeth chattering]
[shivering]
[wind howling] [wind whistling]
[bells tolling] [bells chiming]
[blowing raspberry]
[whizzing] [whistling]
[sniffing]
[sizzling] [hissing]
[fire crackling]
[panting] [breathing heavily]
[inhales deeply] [exhales deeply]
[moans] [moaning]
[leaves rustling]
[buzzing]
[belching] [retching]
DESCRIPTION
Laughing
Giggling or mild laughter
In pain
Coughing
Sighing
Crying
Snorting
Incomprehendible talk
Airplane
Helicopter
Train
Horn
Alarm
Telephone or cellphone
Knocking
Doorbell
Falling
Eating noisily
Elevator

Music
Keyboard in use
Machine in use
Any engine in motion
Any engine accelerating
Scoffing
When only the theme music plays with no lyrics
When the theme music is followed by lyrics
Rattling
Metal or glass
Screaming
Water, waves
Foreign language
Music on electronic devices
Thunder/Lightning
Rain drops
Screeching of any sort
Undecipherable mumbling
Talking to self
Grunting
In shock, short of breath
Nibbling on something
Squealing
Whining
Slurping
Humming
Humming softly, or talking to a baby
Gunfire
A human or animal growling
Squeaking
Shivering
Shivering
Wind in motion
Bells
Sticking tongue out
Quick movement of air/ Whistling
Sniff
Sizzling of food on fire or other objects
Sound of fire
Heavy breathing
Deep breathing
Moaning
Sound of leaves
Buzzing of any object
Vomiting/ Act of vomiting
SOUNDS
SOUNDS DESCRIPTION
boom blast kaboom Explosion
bang bam slam splat wham whack bash Hitting something or someone
crash thud plop whoosh Falling
screech vroom zoom Brakes, speeding
splash gurgle splatter burble Water, rain
splutter Short choking sounds
slash clash Slashing
clank clink clang Metal or glass
boing Spring or bounce
burp blurp cruch chomp slurp gulp Food related
sizzle crackle Sizzling
chime tingle tinkle ting ding Bells
creak squeak Creaking
pop Poping
growl roar Growling
sniff whiff Sniffing
zap pew Zapping/ Laser gun
whizz whistle buzz Buzzing/ Whistling
swoosh Zooming past
poof Something diasppearing/ Smoke
thwip thwag Arrow in motion/ Spring
waft Odour in motion
ANIMAL SOUNDS

A
Alligators hiss, grunt, roar
Apes gibber

B
Badgers growl
Bats screech
Bears growl
Bees hum, buzz
Bettles drone
Birds chirrup, chirp, twitter, tweet, sing, whistle
Bitterns boom
Blackbird whistle

C
Calves bleat
Camels grunt
Cats mew, purr, meow, hiss, yowl
Cattle moo, low, bawl (calf), bellow (bull)
Chicks cheep, quack
Chickens cluck, cackle
Chinchillas squeak
Cicadas chirp
Cocks crow
Cows low, moo
Coyotes yelp, cry
Crickets chirp, creak
Crows caw
Cuckoos coo, cuckoo
Curlews pipe

D
Deers bell
Dingos bark, cry
Dogs bark, howl, woof, yap, arf, bay, bow-wow
Dolphins click
Donkeys bray
Doves coo-coo
Ducks quack
E
Eagles scream
Elephants trumpet, roar
Emus drum

F
Falcons chant
Ferrets dook
Flies buzz, hum
Foxes bark, yelp, simper
Frogs croak, ribbit

G
Giraffes bleat
Goats bleat
Geese cackle, goble, hiss, honk, quack
Grasshoppers chirp
Guinea Pigs squeak

H
Hamsters squeak
Hares squeak
Hens cackle, cluck
Hermit Crabs chirp
Hippopotamuses bellow, rumble, roar, growl
Hogs grunt
Horses neigh, snort, whinny, nicker
Hummingbirds hum
Hyenas laugh, scream

J
Jackals gecker, howl
Jays chatter

K
Kangaroos chortle
Koalas scream, bellow, wail
Komodo Dragons growl, snarl, hiss

L
Lions roar, growl
Llamas growl
Lambs bleat
Larks sing, warble
Linnets chuckles

M
Magpies chatter
Mice squeak, squeal
Monkeys chatter, gecker, gibber, whoop, screech
Moose bellow
Mosquitoes whine

N
Narwhal squeal
Nightingales pipe, sing, warble

O
Okapis cough, bellow
Ostriches chirp, bark, hiss, low hum
Owls hoot, scream, screech, shriek
Oxen bellow, low

P
Parrots talk, screech, squawk
Peacocks scream
Peafowls scream
Pigs snort, grunt, squeal, oink
Pigeons coo
Porpoises whistle, click
Prairie Dogs bark

Q
Queleas chatter

R
Rabbits squeak, drum
Raccoons chitter
Rats squeak
Ravens croak
Rhinoceros bellow
Robins chirp
Rooks caw
Roosters crow, cock-a-doodle-doo
S
Seagulls scream, squawk
Seals bark
Sheep bleat
Snakes hiss
Sparrows chirp, twitter
Squirrels squeak
Stags bellow
Swallows twitter, squeal
Swans cry

T
Tapirs whistle, squeak
Tigers growl, roar
Thrushes whistle, sing
Tokay Geckos croak
Turkeys gobble

V
Vultures scream

W
Walruses groan
Whales sing
Wolves howl, cry, yell
Wrens trill, warble

Z
Zebras whinny