warning sound
Signal of danger
A warning sound is an audible signal meant to alert people to danger or demand attention.
Alarms, sirens, beeps, and horns all qualify: The warning sound of the smoke detector woke us at 3 a.m.
Animals produce warning sounds too—a rattlesnake's rattle, a dog's growl.
The phrase is descriptive rather than technical, combining freely: What's that warning sound coming from the engine?
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- alarm bellsSignals of impending trouble
- sirenWailing alert device
- air raid sirenWarning horn for bombings
- beepShort electronic tone
buzzer · alert · horn · car horn · klaxon · wail · shriek · amber alert · red alert · bell · whistle · honk · backing up · blare · screech · chime · ring · danger
- alert soundsalarm, beep, buzzer, chime, doorbell
- alertsalarm, alert, notification, push notifications, email alerts
- game soundsmusic, soundtrack, background music, boss music, battle theme
- insect soundsbuzz, chirp, hum, buzzing, chirping
alerting function
warning soundall-clear
Signal danger has passed
reassurance · lullaby · green light · white noise · ambient music
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