yelp – a short, loud, high sound, usually caused by excitement, anger, or pain.
whistle – to make a high sound by forcing air through your mouth in order to get someone’s attention.
whisper – to make a quiet, gentle sound.
wheeze – a high sound, as though a lot of air is being pushed through it.
thump – to hit against something with a low loud sound.
thud – a dull sound when falling or hitting something.
thrum- to make a low regular noise like one object gently hitting another many times.
squee – to make a loud high noise because you are excited or happy.
scrunch – to make a loud noise like something being crushed.
screech – to make a loud, high, and unpleasant noise.
scream – to make a very loud high noise.
roar – to make a continuous, very loud noise.
putter – a short, quiet, low sound at a slow speed.
pop – a sudden noise like a small explosion.
pipe – to make a very high sound, or to speak in a very high voice.
ping – to make a short high sound like the sound of a small bell.
peep – if a car’s horn peeps, it makes a sound.
peal – if a bell peals, or if someone peals it, it makes a loud sound.
neigh – to make a high loud sound like a horse’s neigh.
hoot – to make a short loud sound as a warning.
honk – to make a loud noise using a horn, especially the horn of a car.
gurgle – the low sound water makes when it is poured quickly from a bottle.
grunt – to make a short low sound in your throat and nose at the same time.
fizz – a soft sound that small gas bubbles make when they burst.
creak – if something creaks, especially something wooden, it makes a high noise when it moves or when you put weight on it.
crash – a sudden loud noise, as if something is being hit.
cluck – to make a short, low sound with your tongue.
clink – to make the short high sound of glass or metal objects hitting each other, or to cause objects to make this sound.
click – a short sound like the sound when you press a switch.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE SOUND OF A GUNSHOT SERIES
clatter – a series of short, sharp noises.
clack -to make a short loud sound like one hard object hitting against another.
chink – a high ringing sound when knocked together, or to make something do this.
chime – a high ringing sound like a bell or set of bells.
caterwaul – an unpleasant loud high noise.
boom – to make a deep loud sound that continues for some time.
bleep – a short high sound or several short high sounds.
blast – to make a loud sound with a car horn.
blare – to make a loud and unpleasant noise.
beep – a short high sound or several short high sounds.
babble – a gentle, pleasant sound of water as it moves along in a river.
Use this list to make your writing come alive.
The leaves crackled and crunched under his feet.
‘It creates a sound effect that mimics the thing described, making the description more expressive and interesting.’ Many of these words that help you show and not tell are examples of onomatopoeia.
tumultuous – a sound that includes noise, excitement, activity, or violence.
shrill – a sound that is loud, high, and unpleasant.
sharp – a sound that is sudden and loud.
resounding – a sound that is loud and that continues for a while.
piercing – a sound that is very loud, high, and unpleasant.
percussive – a sound that is short, like someone hitting a drum.
loud – a sound that is strong and very easy to hear.
insistent – a continuous, loud, strong noise.
howling – a continuous, low, loud noise.
explosive – a sound that is loud and unexpected.
deafening – a sound so loud you cannot hear anything else.
brassy – a sound that is loud and unpleasant.
almighty – used for emphasising how loud something is.
I wonder if that goes back to comics as well. I don't think borrowing from comics is any lower than emulating cinematic storytelling, and there's a hell of a lot of that in modern literature.Ī final note on Palahniuk: He observes, and I have no idea if this is true, that women seem to have a much stronger aversion to onomatopoeia in general than men. Again, I've read many, many comics, and while they're not all winners, I don't see it as a lesser art form. Still, it lacks the audience-jarring effect Palahniuk talks about. They just sounded out of place this time, so I changed them to things like, "The report of the shotgun was deafening in the enclosed space." I'm not even sure I'll keep it that way, but I probably will. I've used them before, and I think they can work well, depending on the piece. I'm almost sure I've read gunshot noises in his books, and I know I've read it in a lot of mid-century sci-fi. I would definitely call Palahniuk novels "proper" books, so I don't know about them only belonging in comics. Chuck Palahniuk uses tons of onomatopoeia, including gunshots, and he really talks them up in his new writing manual.
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