소리를 나타내는 영어표현들

때로는 소리를 설명하는 것 보다 소리 그 자체를 단어로 사용하여 문장을 더욱 알아듣기 쉽게 만들 수 있다..영어단어에는 생각보다 소리를 나타내느 자체로 상황설명이 되는 단어가 많은 듯 하다.

Sound Verbs

• Buzz (윙윙거리다) - Bees buzz as they fly about collecting pollen.
• Hum (노래를 흥얼거리다) - I like to hum as I do the cleaning around the house.
• Boo (야유를 보내다) - The crowd booed the politician to show their displeasure.
• Howl (울부짓다) - Sarah howled in pain when she stubbed her toe on the door.
• Whimper (훌쩍이다) - The dog whimpered because it missed its owner.
• Crunch (뽀드득거리다) - The icy snow crunched underneath my feet as I walked across the field.
• Whoosh (쉭하고 지나가다) - The air left the tire with a great whoosh.
• Screech (쌩, 뀍 소리를 내고 지나가다) - The crow screeched in the distance when it saw the people approaching.
• Whir (씽 소리를 내다) - The computer whirred as it processed the data.
• Grind - Don't grind your teeth! You'll wear them down.
• Gurgle (쏴~콸콸 소리나다) - I could hear the small brook gurgling in the background.
• Chirp (짹짹거리다) - The little songbird chirped happily from the bush.
• Rattle (달가닥거리다)- The broken part rattled inside the gadget.
• Neigh (말이 히이잉~울다) - The horse neighed as it came to a stop.
• Squeak (끽 소리를 내다) - The little mouse squeaked as it looked for food throughout the house.
• Splash (철퍽 소리를 내다) - Tom splashed loudly when he jumped into the swimming pool.
• Ping (쨍 소리를 내다) - The modem pinged as it connected to the network.

• Puff (뻐끔뻐끔) - I stood puffing hard after the two-mile run.
• Clatter(달그락거리다) - The dishes clattered in the kitchen while he cleaned up after dinner.
• Thud (쿵 소리나다)- The book dropped onto the floor with a loud thud.
• Moo (음매~소리나다) - The cow mooed loudly as it tried to scare the men walking through the field.
• Tinkle (쨍그랑 소리나다) - The crystal glass tinkled lightly when I toasted with my wife.
• Clang (땡그랑~쨍그랑 소리나다) - Could you please be quiet? You're clanging those pots and pans and it's driving me crazy!
• Hiss (쉬익~소리나다) - The snake hissed at the hiker to warn him away.

 

 

[출처] thoughtco.com/sounds-people-and-things-make-1212331.