sounds
What ears detect
Sounds functions as both noun and verb.
A sound is something you hear—noise, music, speech.
The sound of thunder, the sound of her voice.
To sound is to make noise or to seem: That sounds right, She sounded tired.
Sound also means to measure depth by lowering a weighted line, which gives us sound out for cautiously testing opinions.
As an adjective, sound means solid or healthy: sound judgment, sound sleep, safe and sound.
A sound is also a body of water—a strait or inlet: Puget Sound.
Loud rattling noise
- dinSustained unpleasant noise
- racketUproar, scam, or paddle
- clangLoud metallic sound
- bangSudden loud noise
clamor · rumble · roar · blare · cacophony · discord · hubbub · commotion
Sound from throat
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- accentRegional speech pattern
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- articulationClear vocal expression
inflection · intonation · pitch · tone · timbre · resonance · cadence · prosody
Wailing alert device
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- warningAlert about danger
- klaxonElectric warning horn
- hornPointed animal headgear
bell · whistle · beep · chime · buzzer · signal · announcement · alarm
Pleasing sequence of notes
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
- sonataMulti-movement instrumental composition
rhythm · tempo · beat · harmony · chord · opera · jazz · blues
Soft crackling noise
- chirpingHigh repeated animal calls
- babblingIncoherent or infantile speech
- howlingProlonged mournful crying sound
- croakingMaking hoarse sounds
buzzing · whistling · pattering · crackling · humming · splashing · roaring · cawing
Lacking in sound
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- hushAbsence of sound
- muteWithout voice or sound
- inaudibleCannot be heard
faint · muffled · hushed · whisper · softness · dampened · deadened · anechoic
Medical listening examination
- stethoscopeMedical listening instrument
- heartbeatRhythmic cardiac contraction
- murmurSoft, indistinct continuous sound
- wheezeWhistling labored breath
tinnitus · ultrasound · echocardiogram · audiometry · sonogram · doppler · pulse · breathing
clatter
Loud rattling noise
bang · clamor · rumble · roar · blare · cacophony · discord · hubbub · commotion · uproar
voice
Sound from throat
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- accentRegional speech pattern
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
articulation · inflection · intonation · pitch · tone · timbre · resonance · cadence · prosody · phoneme
siren
Wailing alert device
horn · bell · whistle · beep · chime · buzzer · signal · announcement · alarm · ringtone
melody
Pleasing sequence of notes
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
sonata · rhythm · tempo · beat · harmony · chord · opera · jazz · blues · rock
rustling
Soft crackling noise
- chirpingHigh repeated animal calls
- babblingIncoherent or infantile speech
- howlingProlonged mournful crying sound
croaking · buzzing · whistling · pattering · crackling · humming · splashing · roaring · cawing · bleating
quiet
Lacking in sound
inaudible · faint · muffled · hushed · whisper · softness · dampened · deadened · anechoic · ambient
auscultation
Medical listening examination
- stethoscopeMedical listening instrument
- heartbeatRhythmic cardiac contraction
- murmurSoft, indistinct continuous sound
wheeze · tinnitus · ultrasound · echocardiogram · audiometry · sonogram · doppler · pulse · breathing · crackles
- soundsbeeps, listen, hear, buzzes, voice
- watersoceans, seas, Red Sea, lakes, Black Sea
- language artsreading comprehension, grammar rules, vocabulary building, phonics, spelling bees
- Inspirationsdreams, emotions, personal experiences, relationships, mentors
- phonicsalphabet, decoding, digraphs, blends, phonics
- iOS FeaturesAirPlay, App Store, FaceTime, Apple ID, AirDrop
- sounds goodCasual expression of agreement
- sound asleepDeeply, thoroughly sleeping
- safe and soundUnharmed and protected
- sounds likeAudibly resembles another
- sound boothSoundproofed recording space
- sound wavesPressure disturbances carrying noise
sound, sounding, sounded, resound, resounding, unsound, soundless, soundness, soundproof