Lesson 5 26/11/2020

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tick
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the sound clocks and watches make every second
sniff
Dogs love sniffing each other.
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to smell something by taking air in through your nose
click
You’ll know your seat belt is fastened properly when you hear a click.
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a short sound made when when one object hits or is fastened to another
splash
We heard a splash and then saw that Toni had fallen in the river.
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the noise of something hitting or moving in water
bang
The window slammed shut with a loud bang.
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a sudden very loud noise
creak
I heard a creak on the stairs.
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a noise made when something creaks
buzz
I heard a buzz and then saw the plane in the distance.
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a continuous, low sound
hoot
She gave three short hoots on the car horn.
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a short, loud, high sound
tap
She gave him a tap on the shoulder.
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kraa quick and light hit, or the sound that this makesn
slurp
They wolfed down their food in silence, punctuated only by slurps, grunts, and scraping knives.
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the sound someone makes when they drink noisily
hiss
I heard a hiss and a pop as the cork came out of the bottle.
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a sound like the letter s
drip
All I could hear was the drip of the rain from the roof.
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the sound or action of liquid falling in drops
roar
Lions were roaring in their cages.
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to make a long, loud, deep sound
whistle
It sounded like the whistle of an old-fashioned steam train.
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the sound made by someone or something whistling
hum
Our house is on a main road, so we can hear the constant hum of traffic.
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a continuous low noise
slam
The door shut with a slam.
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a sudden loud noise
crunch
The woods were silent apart from the crunch of our feet in the snow.
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the sound of hard food being crushed between the teeth, or like something being crushed or broken
snore
I could hear loud snores coming from Jim's bedroom.
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a very noisy breath while you are sleeping
rattle
From across the town came the rattle of machine-gun fire.
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a sound similar to a series of quickly repeated knocks
screech
The truck stopped with a screech of brakes.
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a long, loud, high noise that is unpleasant to hear
crash
The vase landed on the floor with a crash.
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a sudden loud noise made when something breaks or falls
giggle
There were a few nervous giggles from people in the audience.
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a nervous or silly laugh
groan
We could hear the groans of the wounded soldiers.
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a deep, long sound showing great pain or unhappiness
mumble
She mumbled something about being too busy.
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to speak quietly and in a way that is not clear so that the words are difficult to understand
scream
A spider landed on her pillow and she screamed.
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to cry or say something loudly and usually on a high note, especially because of strong emotions such as fear, excitement, or anger
sigh
He leaned back in his seat with a sigh.
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a slow, noisy breath
sob
I found her sobbing in the bedroom because she'd broken her favourite doll.
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to cry noisily, taking in deep breaths
stammer
Speech lessons had corrected a childhood stammer.
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a speech problem in which someone speaks with unusual pauses or repeated sounds
whisper
I heard whispers outside my room.
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a way of speaking very quietly, using the breath but not the voice, so that only the person close to you can hear you
yell
Suddenly there was a loud yell from the bathroom.
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a loud shout, usually when you are angry, in pain, or excited

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