Tones, alarms

A

aaht aahht bloooot

sounds of busy city horns (cars) MAD magazine

keywords automotive tone

B

blare

loud sound

keywords music misc tone engine

bleep

electronically generated tone. "to bleep" often means "to mask inappropriate language on television or radio"

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blip

a short, crisp sound

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bringg / brinng

sound of ringing telephone

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buzz

1. a sibilant humming sound, like a bee (also: bzzz, hum) 2. the sound of a buzzer 3. a confusion of activity and gossip, chatter, talk. Also used as a verb "the bees were buzzing", "he buzzed a servant"

keywords human animal tone

bweee

electric power tone

keywords tone

BWEEP bip bip BWEEP

U.S. city police siren in traffic (ref)

keywords police tone alarm siren city car automotive

C

crunch, crunch, crunch

sound of footsteps on gravel, stones

keywords human stones

E

eeeeeee

siren

keywords tone

eeeoooeeeooo

siren

keywords tone

H

hhhhrrrrrrnnnnngggg

sound of the goal light and siren in a hockey game (ref)

keywords sports hockey goal alarm siren tone

N

NEE-eu NEE-eu

French police siren (ref)

keywords police traffic siren tone alarm car automotive

W

waaank

sound of a train horn (ref)

keywords horn tone alarm train

weeeoooeee

siren

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whoop

1. to cry out or creating a disturbance. Also: whoopee, whoop it up, whoop-de-doo. 2. Sound of a siren (whoop, whoop, whoop)

keywords tone

woo-woo-woo

siren

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