| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | airy | light and open sounding |
| 2. | barking | making a dog’s sharp sound |
| 3. | beeping | making short electronic signals |
| 4. | blaring | loud and harsh |
| 5. | boisterous | loud, energetic, and noisy |
| 6. | booming | deep, loud, and resonant |
| 7. | breathy | sounding full of breath |
| 8. | bright | clear and lively sounding |
| 9. | buzzing | making a low humming sound |
| 10. | chirping | making short high birdlike sounds |
| 11. | clanging | making a loud metallic sound |
| 12. | clattering | making loud repeated knocks |
| 13. | clear | easy to hear distinctly |
| 14. | clicking | making short hard sounds |
| 15. | clinking | making light ringing sounds |
| 16. | crackling | making small sharp popping sounds |
| 17. | crashing | making a loud breaking sound |
| 18. | crisp | sharp and clean sounding |
| 19. | deafening | extremely loud |
| 20. | deep | low in pitch |
| 21. | discordant | clashing and lacking harmony |
| 22. | dissonant | lacking harmony; clashing |
| 23. | dripping | making repeated drop sounds |
| 24. | droning | making a dull continuous sound |
| 25. | dulcet | sweet and soothing sounding |
| 26. | echoing | repeating back after sounding |
| 27. | eerie | strange and unsettling sounding |
| 28. | explosive | sudden and forceful sounding |
| 29. | faint | barely able to be heard |
| 30. | full-bodied | rich, deep, and rounded |
| 31. | gasping | making sudden breathy sounds |
| 32. | grating | harsh and irritating to hear |
| 33. | gravelly | deep and rough sounding |
| 34. | groaning | making a deep painful sound |
| 35. | gurgling | making a bubbling liquid sound |
| 36. | haunting | beautifully sad and lingering |
| 37. | high-pitched | having a very high tone |
| 38. | hoarse | rough and harsh sounding |
| 39. | hollow | echoing as if empty inside |
| 40. | howling | making a long mournful cry |
| 41. | humming | making a steady low sound |
| 42. | hushed | very quiet and subdued |
| 43. | husky | deep and slightly rough |
| 44. | jarring | shocking and unpleasantly harsh |
| 45. | jingling | making light repeated ringing |
| 46. | lilting | light and pleasantly rhythmic |
| 47. | loud | making a lot of noise |
| 48. | low-pitched | having a very low tone |
| 49. | melodious | pleasantly musical |
| 50. | metallic | sounding like metal |
| 51. | moaning | making a low unhappy sound |
| 52. | monotonous | lacking variation in sound |
| 53. | mournful | expressing sadness in sound |
| 54. | muffled | softened and partly blocked |
| 55. | murmuring | speaking in a soft low way |
| 56. | musical | pleasant and tuneful |
| 57. | nasal | sounding through the nose |
| 58. | noisy | full of sound or noise |
| 59. | panting | breathing quickly and audibly |
| 60. | pattering | making light repeated taps |
| 61. | percussive | sharp and drumlike |
| 62. | piercing | very sharp and painful |
| 63. | plaintive | sad and mournful sounding |
| 64. | popping | making short explosive sounds |
| 65. | quiet | making very little noise |
| 66. | raspy | rough and scratchy sounding |
| 67. | rattling | making quick hard knocking sounds |
| 68. | resonant | deep, rich, and echoing |
| 69. | rhythmic | having a regular beat |
| 70. | ringing | continuing with a bell-like sound |
| 71. | roaring | very loud and powerful |
| 72. | rumbling | deep and rolling sounding |
| 73. | rustling | making light dry brushing sounds |
| 74. | screeching | making a loud high cry |
| 75. | shrill | high-pitched and piercing |
| 76. | silent | making no sound |
| 77. | snapping | making a sudden cracking sound |
| 78. | soft | gentle and low in volume |
| 79. | splashing | making water strike noisily |
| 80. | squawking | making a loud harsh cry |
| 81. | swishing | making a soft sweeping sound |
| 82. | tapping | making light repeated knocks |
| 83. | thin | lacking depth or fullness |
| 84. | thumping | making heavy repeated beats |
| 85. | thundering | very loud and rumbling |
| 86. | ticking | making small regular clicks |
| 87. | tinkling | making small clear ringing |
| 88. | tinny | thin and metallic sounding |
| 89. | ululating | wailing with rising notes |
| 90. | uproarious | extremely noisy and lively |
| 91. | velvety | smooth and soft sounding |
| 92. | wailing | making a long sad cry |
| 93. | warbling | singing with changing notes |
| 94. | warm | rich and pleasingly soft |
| 95. | wheezy | breathing with a whistling sound |
| 96. | whirring | making a fast spinning sound |
| 97. | whispering | speaking very softly |
| 98. | whooshing | making a rushing air sound |
| 99. | yelping | making a short sharp cry |
| 100. | yowling | making a long loud cry |
