List of Vocal Sounds for Smut
I present to you a - probably quite incomplete, Iโm sure Iโm missing a lot of speech sounds - reference list and a bit of a guideline for the different ways one can describe the sounds your characters make whilst writing smut. Iโll definitely be referring to it, because I sometimes get stuck on exactly how to describe a particular noise. (aka, โhe canโt groan again, he just groaned last paragraphโ)
Sounds (noun, both independently and describing speech): breath/breathe, gasp, moan, groan, pant, whimper, whine, shout, yelp, hiss, grunt, cry, scream, shriek, sob, growl, curse, sound, sigh, hum, noise, squeak, snarl, howl, roar, mewl, wail, choke, keen, purr
Sounds (noun, describing speech): rasp, husk, drawl, plea, murmur, whisper, beg
Descriptors (adjective): loud, hushed, quiet, low, high, high-pitched, little, tiny, soft, deep, unrestrained, restrained, strained, breathy, rough, sudden, short, drawn-out, sharp, harsh, hard, thick, smooth, thin, heavy, impassioned, insistent, hungry, passionate, repeated, filthy, debauched, sweet, slow, deliberate, guttural, languid, surprised, husky, distracted, happy, pleased, satisfied, wordless, cut-off, bitten-off, contented, hoarse, extended, long, depraved, aching, choked, strangled, broken, helpless, shuddering, shaky, trembling, urgent, needy, desperate, wanton, shattered, pained, eager
Combine a descriptor and a sound for best effect - for example, โneedy moan,โ โpleased hum,โ or โsudden scream.โ You can even use two: โlow, rough grunt,โ โsweet little cry,โ โdesperate, filthy noise,โ as long as you donโt repeat a word that means the same thing, unless you really want to emphasize it. Avoiding repetition is pretty key here. You donโt usually want to say โhushed, quiet gaspโ except on rare occasions when itโs very important how soft the sound was.
Use your own common sense, as well; some sounds and descriptors donโt generally work well together. โDeliberate shriekโ probably wouldnโt work well, and neither would โlanguid grunt,โ but again, this is all very situational - play around! Have fun.
Feel free to add to my lists, use for your reference or pass them around. It would be fun to see a randomized generator made, too, Iโm just too lazy to do it myself. ;)
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