Related words

beat noun a single regular sound or a series of regular sounds, especially of two things hitting together

bump noun the sound of something hitting against something solid

chink noun the sound that is made when two glass or metal objects hit each other

clack noun the short loud sound of one hard object hitting against another

clangor noun mainly literary the noise made when metal is hit

clash noun a loud sound made when two metal objects hit each other

clatter verb if a hard object clatters, or if you clatter it, it makes several loud short noises as it hits against another hard object or surface

clatter noun a series of loud short noises made when a hard object hits against another hard object or surface

clink noun a short high sound that glass or metal objects make when they hit each other

clip-clop noun the sound that a horse’s hooves make when the horse is walking

clop noun the sound that a horse’s hooves (=feet) make when they hit the ground

clump noun the sound of heavy steps

clunk noun a low sound made when one hard heavy object hits another

crash noun a loud noise like the sound of two hard things hitting each other and breaking

drum noun the sound of something continuously hitting a surface

drumming noun the sound of something continuously hitting a surface

echo noun a noise that is repeated because the sound hits a surface and returns

flop noun the movement or sound of something that is not hard or made of metal falling against something else

hammering noun the sound of someone hitting something very hard several times

jangle noun a noise made when metal objects hit each other

pounding noun the sound of repeated hard hits or loud noise

rap noun a quick hard hit, or the sound of this

rasp noun an unpleasant sound like the one made by two rough surfaces rubbing together

rat-a-tat-tat noun American a series of sounds like those made by someone knocking on a door or shooting a machine gun

rattle noun the sound that something makes when it rattles

ricochet noun the sound or action of a moving object ricocheting off a surface

scrape noun the sound caused by something rubbing against a hard surface

scraping noun a rough unpleasant noise made by something rubbing against a hard surface

scratch noun a sound made by moving something sharp or rough against a hard surface

scrunch noun a sound like something hard being crushed

slam noun an instance of something slamming down or slamming shut, or the noise made by this

slap noun the sound of a slap or something similar hitting a surface

smack noun a loud sound made when something hits a surface

splash noun the sound of liquid hitting something, or the sound of something falling into a liquid

splat noun the sound made by a wet object hitting something hard

thud noun a low sound made by something heavy falling or hitting something

thump noun a low loud sound that is made when something heavy hits something else

thwack noun a short loud sound like something flat hitting a surface hard

whack noun informal the act of hitting someone or something with a lot of force, or the sound that it makes

English version of thesaurus of sounds of things hitting or rubbing together