List of Vocal Sounds for Smut
I present to you a - probably quite incomplete, Iām sure Iām 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. Iāll definitely be referring to it, because I sometimes get stuck on exactly how to describe a particular noise. (aka, āhe canāt groan again, he just groaned last paragraphā)
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, āneedy moan,ā āpleased hum,ā or āsudden scream.ā You can even use two: ālow, rough grunt,ā āsweet little cry,ā ādesperate, filthy noise,ā as long as you donāt repeat a word that means the same thing, unless you really want to emphasize it. Avoiding repetition is pretty key here. You donāt usually want to say āhushed, quiet gaspā except on rare occasions when itās very important how soft the sound was.
Use your own common sense, as well; some sounds and descriptors donāt generally work well together. āDeliberate shriekā probably wouldnāt work well, and neither would ālanguid grunt,ā 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, Iām just too lazy to do it myself. ;)
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