| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | banging | making heavy striking sounds |
| 2. | barking | making a dog’s sharp sound |
| 3. | blaring | loud and harsh |
| 4. | booming | deep, loud, and resonant |
| 5. | breathy | audibly airy in sound |
| 6. | bubbling | making rising liquid sounds |
| 7. | burbling | making soft bubbling sounds |
| 8. | buzzing | making a low continuous hum |
| 9. | cacophonous | full of harsh mixed sounds |
| 10. | chirping | making short birdlike sounds |
| 11. | clacking | making hard repeated knocks |
| 12. | clattering | making loud rattling noises |
| 13. | clear | easy to hear distinctly |
| 14. | clicking | making short sharp sounds |
| 15. | crackling | making many tiny sharp sounds |
| 16. | crackly | full of little crack sounds |
| 17. | crashing | making a loud breaking sound |
| 18. | croaky | rough and low sounding |
| 19. | deafening | extremely loud |
| 20. | deep | low in pitch |
| 21. | discordant | clashing and not harmonious |
| 22. | dissonant | lacking harmony in sound |
| 23. | dripping | falling in drops audibly |
| 24. | dulcet | sweet and soothing |
| 25. | echoing | repeating back in sound |
| 26. | faint | barely able to be heard |
| 27. | fizzing | making small bubbling sounds |
| 28. | flapping | making repeated broad slaps |
| 29. | fluttering | making light flapping sounds |
| 30. | gasping | breathing in suddenly and audibly |
| 31. | grating | harsh and irritating to hear |
| 32. | groaning | making a deep painful sound |
| 33. | growling | making a low rough sound |
| 34. | gurgling | making bubbling liquid sounds |
| 35. | guttural | deep and throaty sounding |
| 36. | harsh | rough and unpleasant to hear |
| 37. | high | high in pitch |
| 38. | hissing | making a long s sound |
| 39. | hoarse | rough and raspy in sound |
| 40. | hollow | empty and echoing sounding |
| 41. | howling | making a long loud cry |
| 42. | humming | making a low steady sound |
| 43. | hushed | very quiet and subdued |
| 44. | husky | deep and slightly rough |
| 45. | jarring | shocking and unpleasant to hear |
| 46. | knocking | making repeated striking sounds |
| 47. | loud | making a lot of noise |
| 48. | mellow | soft, rich, and pleasant |
| 49. | melodious | pleasantly musical |
| 50. | metallic | like metal in sound |
| 51. | moaning | making a low sad sound |
| 52. | muffled | softened and unclear in sound |
| 53. | murmuring | speaking in a low voice |
| 54. | musical | pleasant and tuneful sounding |
| 55. | muttering | speaking quietly and unclearly |
| 56. | nasal | sounding through the nose |
| 57. | noisy | full of loud sounds |
| 58. | panting | breathing quickly and audibly |
| 59. | pattering | making light repeated taps |
| 60. | piercing | sharp and painfully loud |
| 61. | popping | making small explosive sounds |
| 62. | pulsing | beating in a steady rhythm |
| 63. | quiet | making little or no noise |
| 64. | raspy | rough and scratchy sounding |
| 65. | rattling | making rapid hard sounds |
| 66. | reedy | thin and slightly nasal |
| 67. | resonant | deep, rich, and echoing |
| 68. | reverberant | echoing for a long time |
| 69. | rhythmic | having a regular beat |
| 70. | rich | full and deep in tone |
| 71. | ringing | clear and resonant sounding |
| 72. | roaring | very loud and powerful |
| 73. | rumbling | deep continuous rolling sound |
| 74. | scratchy | rough and scraping sounding |
| 75. | screechy | harshly high-pitched |
| 76. | shrill | high-pitched and piercing |
| 77. | silent | with no sound at all |
| 78. | smooth | even and pleasant sounding |
| 79. | soft | gentle and low in volume |
| 80. | sonorous | full, deep, and rich |
| 81. | soothing | calming and pleasant to hear |
| 82. | squeaky | high and shrill sounding |
| 83. | strident | loud, harsh, and forceful |
| 84. | tapping | making light striking sounds |
| 85. | throaty | deep and rough in voice |
| 86. | thundering | extremely loud and rumbling |
| 87. | tinny | thin and metallic sounding |
| 88. | trickling | flowing with a light sound |
| 89. | trilling | making a rapid wavering sound |
| 90. | twangy | having a sharp twang |
| 91. | twittering | making light quick chirps |
| 92. | wailing | making a long sad cry |
| 93. | warbling | singing with trills and turns |
| 94. | warm | pleasantly deep and mellow |
| 95. | wheezing | breathing with a whistling sound |
| 96. | whirring | making a rapid spinning sound |
| 97. | whispering | speaking very softly |
| 98. | whispery | soft like a whisper |
| 99. | whooshing | making a rushing air sound |
| 100. | yelping | making short sharp cries |
