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• bang, blast, eruption, clap, bam go
  a sudden very loud noise
  
• banging go
  a continuing very loud noise
  
• bark go
  a noise resembling the bark of a dog
  
• din, cacophony, clamor, blare, blaring go
  a loud harsh or strident noise
  
• thunder, boom, roar, roaring go
  a deep prolonged loud noise
  
• chatter, chattering go
  the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)
  
• chatter, chattering go
  the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
  
• chug go
  the dull explosive noise made by an engine
  
• clack, clap go
  a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together
  
• crash, clash, clang, clangor, clangour, clangoring, clank go
  a loud resonant repeating noise
  
• clatter go
  a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)
  
• snap, crack, cracking go
  a sudden sharp noise
  
• crackle, crackling, crepitation go
  the sharp sound of snapping noises
  
• creak, creaking go
  a squeaking sound
  
• crunch go
  the sound of something crunching
  
• ding-dong go
  the noise made by a bell
  
• explosion go
  the noise caused by an explosion
  
• grate go
  a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something
  
• grinding go
  a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)
  
• grunt, oink go
  the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
  
• hiss, sibilation, fizzle, hissing, hushing go
  a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
  
• howl go
  a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound
  
• brouhaha, hubbub, uproar, katzenjammer go
  loud confused noise from many sources
  
• humming, hum go
  a humming noise
  
• pant go
  the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)
  
• plonk go
  the noise of something dropping (as into liquid)
  
• plop go
  the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash
  
• plump go
  the sound of a sudden heavy fall
  
• racket go
  a loud and disturbing noise
  
• rattle, rattling, rale go
  a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
  
• report go
  a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)
  
• rhonchus go
  a sound like whistling or snoring that is heard with a stethoscope during expiration as air passes through obstructed channels
  
• rumble, grumble, grumbling, rumbling go
  a loud low dull continuous noise
  
• rustling, whisper, whispering, rustle go
  a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
  
• scratch, scrape, scraping, scratching go
  a harsh noise made by scraping
  
• scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching go
  a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
  
• scrunch go
  a crunching noise
  
• shrilling go
  a continuing shrill noise
  
• sizzle go
  a sizzling noise
  
• slam go
  the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects
  
• snap go
  the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
  
• snore go
  the rattling noise produced when snoring
  
• spatter, spattering, splattering, sputter, splutter, splatter, sputtering go
  the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
  
• splash, plash go
  the sound like water splashing
  
• squawk go
  the noise of squawking
  
• squeak go
  a short high-pitched noise
  
• squish go
  the noise of soft mud being walked on
  
• stridulation go
  a shrill grating or chirping noise made by some insects by rubbing body parts together
  
• swoosh, whoosh go
  the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)
  
• thunder go
  a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning