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Photo of a duck quacking.

List of sounds

Interesting noises that people and animals make.

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Photo of a goose honking
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His forHonk

A honk is the sound a goose makes, or a noise that sounds like a goose. Car horns are often described as going "honk".
Photo of an owl hooting
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His forHoot

A hoot is a sound an owl makes. Hooting is also used to describe similar sounds made by other animals, even people. For example "she hooted with laughter".
Photo of a dog howling.
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His forHowl

A howl is a long, mournful noise made by a dog or wolf.

His forHum

A hum is a continuous, low sound, like the background noise running machinery makes. You can hum yourself, by singing with your mouth closed.
Photo of a woman laughing.
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Lis forLaugh

People laugh as a reaction to something funny, or when they are tickled. Laughing is normally something you do when you are very happy.
Photo of a cat meowing.
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Mis forMeow

A meow is a sound a cat makes.
Photo of a kitten
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Mis forMew

Mew is the soft, high-pitched noise made by young kittens.

Mis forMoo

Moo is the noise a cow makes.
Photo of a horse neighing.
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Nis forNeigh

A neigh is the noise a horse makes. Horses also snort and whinny, which is a similar noise to a neigh.
Photo of a singing bird
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Nis forNoise

Noise is another word for any sound but is usually used to describe a loud sound, for example "the birds were making a lot of noise".