noisiness, racketiness - characterized by loud and constant noise

ring - a characteristic sound; "it has the ring of sincerity"

unison - (music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves; "singing in unison"

voice - the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech; "A shrill voice sounded behind us"

sound property - an attribute of sound

sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression - an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch"

euphony, music - any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds; "he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes"

music - (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds)

pure tone, tone - a steady sound without overtones; "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies"

dissonance, noise, racket - the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me"

mechanical phenomenon - a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects

ultrasound - very high frequency sound; used in ultrasonography

happening, natural event, occurrence - an event that happens

beat - the sound of stroke or blow; "he heard the beat of a drum"

beep, bleep - a short high tone produced as a signal or warning

bell, toll - the sound of a bell being struck; "saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells"

bombilation, bombination, buzz - sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee"

click, clink, chink - a short light metallic sound

chirp - a sharp sound made by small birds or insects

chirrup, twitter - a series of chirps

chorus - any utterance produced simultaneously by a group; "a chorus of boos"

click-clack - a succession of clicks

cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"

drip, dripping - the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop; "the constant sound of dripping irritated him"

drum - the sound of a drum; "he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes"

footfall, footstep, step - the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch"

gargle - the sound produced while gargling

gurgle - the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck

jangle, jingle - a metallic sound; "the jingle of coins"; "the jangle of spurs"

knock, knocking - the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing); "the knocking grew louder"

murmur, murmuration, murmuring, mussitation, mutter, muttering - a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

noise - 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"

drum roll, paradiddle, roll - the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously

pat, tap, rap - the sound made by a gentle blow

patter - a quick succession of light rapid sounds; "the patter of mice"; "the patter of tiny feet"

peal, pealing, rolling, roll - a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

ping - a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)

plunk - a hollow twanging sound

popping, pop - a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork

purr - a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat

quack - the harsh sound of a duck

quaver - a tremulous sound

ringing, tintinnabulation, ring - the sound of a bell ringing; "the distinctive ring of the church bell"; "the ringing of the telephone"; "the tintinnabulation that so volumnously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe

drumbeat, rataplan, rub-a-dub - the sound made by beating a drum

sigh - a sound like a person sighing; "she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees"

skirl - the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe

song - 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"

strum - sound of strumming; "the strum of a guitar"

susurration, susurrus - the indistinct sound of people whispering

swish - a brushing or rustling sound

tapping - the sound of light blow or knock; "he heard the tapping of the man's cane"

throbbing - a sound with a strong rhythmic beat; "the throbbing of the engines"

clunk, thud, thump, thumping, clump - a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

thrum - a thrumming sound; "he could hear the thrum of a banjo"

thunk - a dull hollow sound; "the basketball made a thunk as it hit the rim"

telecasting, television, TV, video - broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs

auditory communication - communication that relies on hearing

phonetics - the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis

language unit, linguistic unit - one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed

utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

phoneme - (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language

vowel, vowel sound - a speech sound made with the vocal tract open

glide, semivowel - a vowel-like sound that serves as a consonant

consonant - a speech sound that is not a vowel

orinasal, orinasal phone - a speech sound produced with both the oral and nasal passages open (as French nasal vowels)

sonant, voiced sound - a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords

Dardanelles, Hellespont - the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey

East River - a tidal strait separating Manhattan and the Bronx from Queens and Brooklyn

Bering Strait - a strait connecting the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean

Bosporus - a strait connecting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea; separates the European and Asian parts of Turkey; an important shipping route

channel - a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels; "the ship went aground in the channel"

Cook Strait - a narrow strait separating the North Island and South Island in New Zealand

Golden Gate - a strait in western California that connects the San Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean; discovered in 1579 by Sir Francis Drake

Kattegatt - a strait of the North Sea between Jutland and Sweden; connects with the North Sea through the Skagerrak

Korea Strait, Korean Strait - a strait between Korea and Japan; connects the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan

Menai Strait - a strait in northern Wales between Anglesey Island and the mainland

narrow - a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water

North Channel - a strait between Northern Ireland and Scotland that connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea

Skagerak, Skagerrak - a broad strait of the North Sea between Jutland and Norway

Solent, the Solent - a strait of the English Channel between the coast of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight

Strait of Georgia - the strait separating Vancouver Island from the Canadian mainland

Strait of Gibraltar - the strait between Spain and Africa

Strait of Hormuz, Strait of Ormuz - a strategically important strait linking the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman

Strait of Magellan - the strait separating South America from Tierra del Fuego and other islands south of the continent; discovered by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520; an important route around South American before the Panama Canal was built

Strait of Messina - the strait separating Sicily from the tip of Italy

Pas de Calais, Strait of Calais, Strait of Dover - the strait between the English Channel and the North Sea; shortest distance between England and the European continent

Torres Strait - a strait between northeastern Australia and southern New Guinea that connects the Coral Sea with the Arafura Sea

body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"

Long Island Sound - a sound between Long Island and Connecticut

Puget Sound - an inlet of the North Pacific in northwestern Washington State

Queen Charlotte Sound - an inlet of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia

appear, seem, look - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"

snarl - make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise; "Bullets snarled past us"

sing, whistle - make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; "the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear"

cause to be perceived - have perceptible qualities

blow - make a sound as if blown; "The whistle blew"

ting - make a light, metallic sound; go `ting'

make noise, noise, resound - emit a noise

splat - give off the sound of a bullet flattening on impact

twang - sound with a twang; "the bowstring was twanging"

clang, clangor - make a loud noise; "clanging metal"

clank - make a clank; "the train clanked through the village"

clangor, clangour - make a loud resonant noise; "the alarm clangored throughout the building"

boom out, boom - make a deep hollow sound; "Her voice booms out the words of the song"

drum, thrum, beat - make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"

rattle - make short successive sounds

ticktack, ticktock, tick, beat - make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight"

resonate, vibrate - sound with resonance; "The sound resonates well in this theater"

tweet, twirp - make a weak, chirping sound; "the small bird was tweeting in the tree"

skirl - make a shrill, wailing sound; "skirling bagpipes"

gurgle - make sounds similar to gurgling water; "The baby gurgled with satisfaction when the mother tickled it"

glug - make a gurgling sound as of liquid issuing from a bottle; "the wine bottles glugged"

blow - sound by having air expelled through a tube; "The trumpets blew"

whish - make a sibilant sound

guggle - make a sound like a liquid that is being poured from a bottle

ping - make a short high-pitched sound; "the bullet pinged when they struck the car"

ping, pink, knock - sound like a car engine that is firing too early; "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded"

trump - produce a sound as if from a trumpet

squelch - make a sucking sound

chug - make a dull, explosive sound; "the engine chugged down the street"

ring, peal - sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang"

bombilate, bombinate, buzz - make a buzzing sound; "bees were buzzing around the hive"

chime - emit a sound; "bells and gongs chimed"

rustle - make a dry crackling sound; "rustling silk"; "the dry leaves were rustling in the breeze"

crack, snap - make a sharp sound; "his fingers snapped"

crack - make a very sharp explosive sound; "His gun cracked"

beep, claxon, honk, toot, blare - make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared"

whistle - make whistling sounds; "He lay there, snoring and whistling"

resound, reverberate, ring, echo - ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter"

thud, thump - make a dull sound; "the knocker thudded against the front door"

clop, clump, clunk, plunk - make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

patter, pitter-patter - make light, rapid and repeated sounds; "gently pattering rain"

pink, rap, knock, tap - make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"

tick, click - make a clicking or ticking sound; "The clock ticked away"

chatter, click - click repeatedly or uncontrollably; "Chattering teeth"

pop - make a sharp explosive noise; "The cork of the champagne bottle popped"

chink, tink, tinkle, clink - make or emit a high sound; "tinkling bells"

cackel - make a cackling sound; "The fire cackled cozily"

play - emit recorded sound; "The tape was playing for hours"; "the stereo was playing Beethoven when I entered"

dissonate - be dissonant or harsh; "The violins in this piece dissonated disturbingly"

pierce - sound sharply or shrilly; "The scream pierced the night"

speak - make a characteristic or natural sound; "The drums spoke"

announce, denote - make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly"

enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"

chirk - make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird

quaver, waver - give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency

play - perform music on (a musical instrument); "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?"

blow - play or sound a wind instrument; "She blew the horn"

twang - cause to sound with a twang; "He twanged the guitar string"

prepare - lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord; "prepare the discord in bar 139"

gong - sound a gong

ting - cause to make a ting

strum, thrum - sound the strings of (a string instrument); "strum a guitar"

knell, ring - make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"

pop - cause to make a sharp explosive sound; "He popped the champagne bottle"

clink - make a high sound typical of glass; "champagne glasses clinked to make a toast"

strike up, sound off - start playing; "The musicians struck up a tune"

measure, quantify - express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?"

unbroken - not broken; whole and intact; in one piece; "fortunately the other lens is unbroken"

undamaged - not harmed or spoiled; sound

fit, healthy - physically and mentally sound or healthy; "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise"

healthy - having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"

uninjured - not injured physically or mentally

wholesome - conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being; "wholesome attitude"; "wholesome appearance"; "wholesome food"

reasonable, sensible - showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person"

healthy - having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"

valid - well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force; "a valid inference"; "a valid argument"; "a valid contract"; "a valid license"

valid - well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force; "a valid inference"; "a valid argument"; "a valid contract"; "a valid license"

righteous - characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much"- James 5:16

deep - relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply; "a deep breath"; "a deep sigh"; "deep concentration"; "deep emotion"; "a deep trance"; "in a deep sleep"

complete - having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set pf the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting"