Descriptive Words for Dangerous Sounds

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This is a list concerning sounds that signify danger.
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  1. babble
    utter meaningless sounds
  2. bellow
    make a loud noise, as of an animal
  3. blare
    make a loud noise
  4. blast
    a sudden, loud sound
  5. blatant
    without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
  6. boisterous
    marked by exuberance and high spirits
  7. brawl
    quarrel or fight noisily, angrily or disruptively
  8. cacophonous
    having an unpleasant sound
  9. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  10. clamorous
    conspicuously and offensively loud
  11. clangor
    a loud resonant repeating noise
  12. commotion
    a disorderly outburst or tumult
  13. crash
    break violently or noisily
  14. din
    a loud, harsh, or strident noise
  15. dissonance
    disagreeable sounds
  16. exclaim
    utter aloud, often with surprise, horror, or joy
  17. gibberish
    unintelligible talking
  18. harsh
    disagreeable to the senses
  19. havoc
    violent and needless disturbance
  20. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  21. inarticulate
    without or deprived of the use of speech or words
  22. intemperate
    excessive in behavior
  23. obstreperous
    noisily and stubbornly defiant
  24. pandemonium
    a state of extreme confusion and disorder
  25. pierce
    penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
  26. poignant
    keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
  27. rambunctious
    noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
  28. raucous
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  29. resonate
    produce a deep, clear sound
  30. reverberate
    ring or echo with sound
  31. robustious
    noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
  32. rowdy
    disturbing the public peace; loud and rough
  33. rumbustious
    noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
  34. rustle
    make a dry crackling sound
  35. shriek
    sharp piercing cry
  36. shrill
    having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
  37. shudder
    tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
  38. siren
    a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
  39. sonorous
    full and loud and deep
  40. squall
    a loud and harsh cry
  41. strident
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  42. thunderous
    loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
  43. tumult
    a state of commotion and noise and confusion
  44. unruly
    unable to be governed or controlled
  45. uproarious
    uncontrollably noisy
  46. vehement
    marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions
  47. vociferous
    conspicuously and offensively loud
  48. wail
    a cry of sorrow and grief
  49. whine
    a complaint uttered in a plaintive way
  50. yelp
    a sharp high-pitched cry
  51. capsize
    overturn accidentally
Created on Mon Sep 17 18:04:13 EDT 2012 (updated Sun May 05 23:51:54 EDT 2013)

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