| has gloss | (noun) the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
sound |
| lexicalization | eng: sound |
| subclass of | (noun) an event that happens
occurrence, occurrent, natural event, happening |
| Note: 20 other subclass(es) ommited in the following list |
| has subclass | (noun) a dull resonant sound as of a bell
bong |
| has subclass | (noun) the sound of stroke or blow; "he heard the beat of a drum"
beat |
| has subclass | (noun) the sound of a bell being struck; "saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells"
toll, bell |
| has subclass | (noun) sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee"
bombilation, buzz, bombination |
| has subclass | (noun) a short light metallic sound
chink, click, clink |
| has subclass | (noun) a sharp sound made by small birds or insects
chirp |
| has subclass | (noun) a series of chirps
twitter, chirrup |
| has subclass | (noun) a succession of clicks
click-clack |
| has subclass | (noun) the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface
clip-clop, clunking, clumping, clippety-clop, clopping, clop |
| has subclass | (noun) the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
cry |
| has subclass | (noun) the sound produced while gargling
gargle |
| has subclass | (noun) a metallic sound; "the jingle of coins"; "the jangle of spurs"
jangle, jingle |
| has subclass | (noun) the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing); "the knocking grew louder"
knock, knocking |
| has subclass | (noun) a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
murmur, murmuring, mutter, mussitation, muttering, murmuration |
| has subclass | (noun) sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
noise |
| has subclass | (noun) the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
drum roll, paradiddle, roll |
| has subclass | (noun) the sound made by a gentle blow
rap, pat, tap |
| has subclass | (noun) a quick succession of light rapid sounds; "the patter of mice"; "the patter of tiny feet"
patter |
| has subclass | (noun) a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
pealing, roll, rolling, peal |
| has subclass | (noun) a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)
ping |
| has subclass | (noun) a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
pop, popping |
| has subclass | (noun) a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat
purr |
| has subclass | (noun) a tremulous sound
quaver |
| has subclass | (noun) the sound of a bell ringing; "the distinctive ring of the church bell"; "the ringing of the telephone"; "the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe
ring, tintinnabulation, ringing |
| has subclass | (noun) the sound made by beating a drum
rataplan, drumbeat, rub-a-dub |
| has subclass | (noun) a sound like a person sighing; "she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees"
sigh |
| has subclass | (noun) the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe
skirl |
| has subclass | (noun) a distinctive or characteristic sound; "the song of bullets was in the air"; "the song of the wind"; "the wheels sang their song as the train rocketed ahead"
song |
| has subclass | (noun) sound of strumming; "the strum of a guitar"
strum |
| has subclass | (noun) a brushing or rustling sound
swish |
| has subclass | (noun) a sound with a strong rhythmic beat; "the throbbing of the engines"
throbbing |
| has subclass | (noun) a metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the clock"
ticking, tick |
| has subclass | (noun) a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
tinkle, ting |
| has subclass | (noun) a blast of a horn
toot |
| has subclass | (noun) the sound of casual playing on a musical instrument; "he enjoyed hearing the tootles of their horns as the musicians warmed up"
tootle |
| has subclass | (noun) (music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch
vibrato |
| has subclass | (noun) a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance; "the noisy voice of the waterfall"; "the incessant voices of the artillery"
voice |
| has subclass | (noun) the roaring sound made by a motor that is running at high speed
vroom |
| has subclass | (noun) the sound made by a sharp swift blow
whack |
| has subclass | (noun) a brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound; "the zing of the passing bullet"
zing |