Every time I work on a new screenplay, I get sidetracked looking for the perfect way to describe the win or the rain or a gunshot or anything else. So I finally broke down and made a huge list of sound effects words in order to help myself. And then I thought...these might help a lot of people out. So today, I want to load you up with the onomatopoeia and give you a shortcut of a list of all these words to use next time you 're writing. Let's dive in.List of Sound Effect Words IMPACTS & COLLISIONSVaried Hard Hits:CRACKLE-THUD (electrical short then impact)SPLINTERING CRACK (wood giving way)HEAVY CRUMP (dull, distant explosion or heavy fall)SOLID THWACK (implies density, no give)GLANCING BLOW (scrape/thud combo)RESONATING CLANG (metal vibrating after impact)DEEP BOOM (large explosion, low frequency)SHARP RAP (like knuckles on glass or door)JUDDERING IMPACT (shaking, unstable collision)BODY THUMP (dull, heavy fall of a person or large animal)SACK OF WET LAUNDRY SLAP (heavy, wet, unpleasant impact)CRUMPLING METAL (car crash, can being crushed - sustained crushing sound)RIPPING TEAR (fabric or material giving way under stress during impact)BOUNCING CLATTER (multiple small hard objects falling and scattering)WHUMP (impact with air displacement, like hitting a cushion hard)Shattering/Breaking:GLASS SHATTER (generic)FINE TINKLE SHATTER (delicate glass, like a wine glass)HEAVY GLASS BREAK (thick pane, window)POTTERY SMASH (denser, earthier sound than glass)PORCELAIN SHATTER (similar to pottery, perhaps slightly higher pitch)CRUMBLING ROCK/PLASTER (disintegrating sound, multiple small impacts)BRICK SHATTERING (heavy, gritty break)ICE SHATTERING/CRACKING (brittle, sharp sound)BONE SNAP (sharp, sickening crack)Water/Liquid Impacts:KER-PLUNK (larger object,...
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