List of 52 Verbs of Sound
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Sound and sound-making can be expressed with multiple different verbs with different shades of meaning. Need some verbs of sound? See this collection of useful terms.
| babble | crackle | neigh | screech |
| bang | creak | patter | sizzle |
| blare | crunch | ping | snort |
| blast | drone | plop | splash |
| boo | gasp | pop | squeak |
| buzz | grind | puff | swish |
| chant | gurgle | purr | thud |
| cheer | hiss | ramble | tick |
| chirp | howl | rattle | tinkle |
| clang | hum | roar | whimper |
| clatter | jingle | rustle | whine |
| click | moan | scrape | whir |
| clink | moo | scream | whoosh |
