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sounds, pleasant sounds, unpleasant sounds, neutral sounds or silence


pleasant sounds

	noun
	laugh
	melody

	adjective
	harmonious
	laughing
	melodious (2)
	resonant
	soft

	verb
	chuckle
	laugh
	listen
	ring²
	sing

unpleasant sounds

	noun
	beat
	blast
	clash
	cry
	hiss
	howl
	hum
	mutter
	noise
	report
	roar (2)
	scream
	shout
	snap (2)
	tread
	vociferation
	yelp

	adjective
	harsh
	hoarse (2)
	inharmonious
	loud
	vociferous

	verb
	bang (3)
	bawl (3)
	blast
	clash
	crack
	crackle
	cry (2)
	grind
	hiss
	howl (3)
	hum
	mutter (2)
	rattle
	roar (2)
	rumble
	scrape
	scream
	snap (2)
	tramp
	whine
	yelp

neutral sounds or silence

	noun
	beat
	drip
	echo
	echoism
	hearing (3)
	murmur
	silence
	sound¹ (2)
	tap¹
	tone (2)
	voicing

	adjective
	echoic
	high
	low
	silent (2)
	taciturn
	vocal (2)

	verb
	beat
	echo
	hear
	muffle
	murmur
	silence
	tap¹
	thud
	wash

See also
	words


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