Engines

B

batabatabata

sound of a helicopter. also: 'whop whop whop' 'wuppa wuppa' 'whumpa-whumpa-whumpa-whumpa' 'whup-whup-whup' 'flac-flac-flac' 'chakk-chackk-chak-chak, chak-a-chak-akk-chk-chk-chk' 'DUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUB' 'THITH-THITH-THITH' 'batabatabatabata' 'tocotocotocotoco'

keywords engine helicopter movement

blare

loud sound

keywords music misc tone engine

bllgh blllgggh blllllgggghh

(automotive) sound of boiling coolant Cartalk

keywords engine automotive liquid

boooOOOOOOooo

(automotive) sound of a bad turbo. Cartalk

keywords engine automotive

brum-brum-brum-brum-brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Sound of a chainsaw

keywords engine

bwwob bwwwobbubwub

Sound of a car engine low on coolant Cartalk

keywords automotive engine

C

chakk-chackk-chak-chak, chak-a-chak-akk-chk-chk-chk

sound of a helicopter. also: 'whop whop whop' 'wuppa wuppa' 'whumpa-whumpa-whumpa-whumpa' 'whup-whup-whup' 'flac-flac-flac' 'DUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUB' 'THITH-THITH-THITH' 'batabatabatabata' 'tocotocotocotoco'

keywords engines helicopter movement

choo-choo

small children's word for train (steam engine)

keywords engine

chug

a dull explosive sound made by or as if by a laboring engine

keywords engine

chunk

to chunk, a verb for sound made by a big engine, as in thumping, chunking engines going.. (from the poem "engineers" by Jimmy Garthwaite, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett)

keywords engine

clackety-clack

sound of a train sound of a train riding on a railroad switch or joint ("Song of the train" by David McCord, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett). also: clickety-clack

keywords metal engine

clank

1. the sound of metal when struck, 2. to clank, verb for the sound made by a big engine (from the poem "engineers" by Jimmy Garthwaite, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett)

keywords hard_hit engine

clickety-clack / click-ety-cla

sound of a train sound of a train riding on a railroad switch or joint ("Song of the train" by David McCord, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett), see also clackety-clack

keywords metal movement engine

D

dubdubdubdubdubdub

Sound of a helicopter. Also: 'whop whop whop' 'wuppa wuppa' 'whumpa-whumpa-whumpa-whumpa' 'whup-whup-whup' 'flac-flac-flac' 'chakk-chackk-chak-chak, chak-a-chak-akk-chk-chk-chk' 'THITH-THITH-THITH' 'batabatabatabata' 'tocotocotocotoco'

keywords engine helicopter movement

F

flac-flac-flac

sound of a helicopter. also: 'whop whop whop' 'wuppa wuppa' 'whumpa-whumpa-whumpa-whumpa' 'whup-whup-whup' 'chakk-chackk-chak-chak, chak-a-chak-akk-chk-chk-chk' 'DUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUB' 'THITH-THITH-THITH' 'batabatabatabata' 'tocotocotocotoco'

keywords engines helicopter movement

floovb, floovb, vwomp, vwomp

sound of a bad tire of a car. Cartalk

keywords automotive engine movement rubber

G

gulla, gulla, glugluglugluglug

sound of a bad axle, in a car (Cartalk)

keywords automotive car engine metal

gunko, gunko

sound of wagon wheels ("Pedro and the padre", by Verna Aardema)

keywords engine

H

hissssssssss ssss ss

(automotive) sound a of a failing brake booster

keywords engine automotive

J

jee je je jeee

(automotive) clutch release bearing on the way out. Cartalk

keywords engine automotive

K

koink

sound of squeezing a can of oil to lubricate something ("Garfield", Jim Davis)

keywords metal engine liquid

N

nnneeaoowww

sound of a propeller plane flying overhead (ref)

keywords plane movement engine

nnnghuh nnnguh

Sound of a broken power steering pump in a car Cartalk

keywords automotive engine

P

puhVRooPuhHoo puhVROOpuhHOO

Sound of an engine misfire in a car Cartalk

keywords automotive engine

pump

(possibly of imitative origin) mechanical device for raising/moving water or gas

keywords engine liquid

R

rizzz

sound of an electric drill (ref)

keywords drill engine movement mechanism buzz

rooaaarrr

sound of a car when driving fast

keywords engine automotive movement

S

screech

1. a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror, 2. the high pitched sound the tires of a car make when it turns at high speed

keywords human human pain animal engine automotive movement crack

T

thith-thith-thith

sound of a helicopter. also: 'whop whop whop' 'wuppa wuppa' 'whumpa-whumpa-whumpa-whumpa' 'whup-whup-whup' 'flac-flac-flac' 'chakk-chackk-chak-chak, chak-a-chak-akk-chk-chk-chk' 'DUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUB' 'batabatabatabata' 'tocotocotocotoco'

keywords engine helicopter movement

thump

1. to strike or beat with or as if with something thick or heavy so as to cause a dull sound, as in a punch during a fight, or the sound of heavy footsteps 2. a verb for sound made by a big engine, as in thumping, chunking engines going.. (from the poem "engineers" by Jimmy Garthwaite, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett)

keywords hard_hit engine

tocotocotoco

sound of a helicopter. also: 'whop whop whop' 'wuppa wuppa' 'whumpa-whumpa-whumpa-whumpa' 'whup-whup-whup' 'flac-flac-flac' 'chakk-chackk-chak-chak, chak-a-chak-akk-chk-chk-chk' 'DUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUB' 'THITH-THITH-THITH' 'batabatabatabata'

keywords engine helicopter movement

tuckaTHUCKtuckaTHUCKtucka

sound of engine knocking. Car Talk

keywords automotive engine metal

tuk-tuk

Common name for auto rickshaw, imitative of the sound of the small two-stroke engine (thailandtuktuk.net). Also called trishaw, auto, rickshaw, autorick, bajaj, rick, tricycle, mototaxi, or baby taxi.

keywords engine automotive

V

varoom

sound of a fast driving car or an explosion (Also the title of a Roy Lichtenstein painting

keywords explosion engine automotive movement

vooRRRR, vooRRR, vooRRR

Engine revving up and down Cartalk

keywords automotive engine

vreeeeeeeeeeeeeeew

Sound of a whistle of an old steam locomotive. This is a high-pitched one. A lower-pitched one might do "vroo-vroo"

keywords air engine movement

vroo-vroo

Sound of a whistle of an old steam locomotive. This would be a low-pitched one. A high-pitched one would be more like "vreeeeeeeeeeeeeeew"

keywords gas movement engine

vroom

sound of a car

keywords engine automotive movement

W

wher, wher, wher

Sound of a chainsaw being started

keywords wood engine saw

whirr

to move swiftly with a vibratory sound, eg of a small electric motor, electronic film transport in an analog photo camera.

keywords engine movement

whop whop whop

sound of a helicopter. Also: 'wuppa wuppa' 'whumpa-whumpa-whumpa-whumpa' 'whup-whup-whup' 'flac-flac-flac' 'chakk-chackk-chak-chak, chak-a-chak-akk-chk-chk-chk' 'DUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUB' 'THITH-THITH-THITH' 'batabatabatabata' 'tocotocotocotoco'

keywords engines helicopter movement

whumpa-whumpa-whumpa-whumpa

sound of a helicopter. Also: 'whop whop whop' 'wuppa wuppa' 'whup-whup-whup' 'flac-flac-flac' 'chakk-chackk-chak-chak, chak-a-chak-akk-chk-chk-chk' 'DUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUB' 'THITH-THITH-THITH' 'batabatabatabata' ‘tocotocotocotoco’

keywords engines helicopter movement

whup-whup-whup

sound of a helicopter. Also: 'whumpa-whumpa-whumpa-whumpa' 'whop whop whop' 'wuppa wuppa' 'whup-whup-whup' 'flac-flac-flac' 'chakk-chackk-chak-chak, chak-a-chak-akk-chk-chk-chk' 'DUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUB' 'THITH-THITH-THITH' 'batabatabatabata' ‘tocotocotocotoco’

keywords engines helicopter movement

woh woh woh woh

(automotive) sound of a bad bearing in the timing belt tensioner

keywords engine automotive

wuppa wuppa

sound of a helicopter. Also: 'whop whop whop' 'whumpa-whumpa-whumpa-whumpa' 'whup-whup-whup' 'flac-flac-flac' 'chakk-chackk-chak-chak, chak-a-chak-akk-chk-chk-chk' 'DUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUB' 'THITH-THITH-THITH' 'batabatabatabata' ‘tocotocotocotoco’

keywords engines movement helicopter

Y

YEEeeEEeeEEeeEEeeEEee!

Sound of a loose belt in a car engine Cartalk

keywords automotive engine

Z

zoom

to speed along with a low hum or buzz. also: to focus a camera on an object using a zoom lens (to 'zoom in' or 'zoom out'), also imitative of sound when motorized.

keywords engine movement