Synonyms and antonyms of To make a quiet or low sound in British Thesaurus

babble (verb)

to make the gentle pleasant sound of water as it moves along in a river

cluck (verb)

to make a short low sound with your tongue

drone (verb)

to make a low continuous noise

fizz (verb)

if a liquid fizzes, it has small gas bubbles on the surface that burst and make a soft noise

groan (verb)

if wood, metal, or another material groans, it makes a long low sound as it moves

growl (verb)

if thunder or a machine growls, it makes a low unpleasant noise

grunt (verb)

to make a short low sound in your throat and nose at the same time

gurgle (verb)

to make the low sound that water makes when it is poured quickly from a bottle

moan (verb)

literary if something such as the wind moans, it makes a long low sound

putter (verb)

if a machine putters, it makes a short quiet low sound when it is working at a slow speed

sigh (verb)

if the wind sighs, it makes a long soft low sound

throb (verb)

if something such as an engine or a machine throbs, it makes a low sound that is repeated steadily

thrum (verb)

to make a low regular noise like one object gently hitting another many times

whir (verb)

to make a fast repeated quiet sound

whirr ()

another spelling of whir

whisper (verb)

literary to make a quiet gentle sound