Sound

Question 1

deafening/ ear-splitting sound - adj (countable)
[дефенинг]
We heard the ear-splitting/deafening sound of three huge military aircraft passing low over our heads.

Answer 1

sound is so loud or high that it hurts your ears

Question 2

excessive noise (uncountable) - adj
People who make excessive noise after 10 pm are very antisocial.

Answer 2

any and all sources of noise from cat or dog that is found to be unnecessary or unreasonable, including by not limited to continuous barking of a dog.

Question 3

background noise - adj
When you work in a big office you get used to constant background noise.

Answer 3

include environmental noises such as water waves, traffic noise, alarms, extraneous speech, bioacoustic noise from animals, and electrical noise from devices such as refrigerators, air conditioning, power supplies, and motors.

Question 4

muffled sound - adj
If you try to speak with a scarf over your mouth, your voice will be muffled.

Answer 4

is to quiet a sound, usually by wrapping it with something

Question 5

shrill voice, laugh - adj
Marie has such a shrill voice. I can’t listen to her for long.

Answer 5

having a loud and high sound that is unpleasant or painful to listen to

Question 6

raucous laughter - adj
[ракес]
I could hear raucous laughter coming from the party next door.

Answer 6

loud laughter, loud voices, or a loud party, all of which can be harsh or unpleasant

Question 7

grating sound - adj
The big old iron door made a grating noise as it opened.

Answer 7

it’s extremely harsh and irritating

Question 8

a cry of alarm - p
The girls uttered a cry of alarm, and the merchant exclaimed

Answer 8

alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen

Question 9

a cry of pain - p

Answer 9

a loud expression of emotion, especially pain, fear, or happiness

Question 10

a cry of surprise

Answer 10

an exclamation expressing, by different intonations, triumph, mixed with derision or irony, or simple surprise

Question 11

gasp - v
When she saw the money hidden in the box she gasped in surprise.

Answer 11

to take a short, quick breath through the mouth, especially because of surprise, pain, or shock

Question 12

groan - n
[гроун]
We could hear the groans of the wounded soldiers.

Answer 12

a deep, long sound showing great pain or unhappiness