Sensory Detail Word Bank:
Sound words
Loud words
Crash yell clap brawl
Thud whistle stomp bedlam
Bump whine stamp pandemonium
Thump squawk noise hubbub
Boom bark discord blatant
Thunder bawl jangle deafening
Bang bray rasp raucous
Smash bluster clash earsplitting
Explode rage caterwaul piercing
Roar blare clamor rowdy
Scream rumble tumult blast
Screech grate riot yowl
Shout slam racket shatter
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Soft words
Sigh mutter gurgle speechless
Murmur snap swish mute
Whisper hiss rush faint
Whir crackle chime inaudible
Rustle bleat tinkle melody
Twitter peep clink resonance
Patter buzz hush harmony
Hum zing still musical
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Speech words
Stutter sing bellow whimper
Stammer yell growl talk
Giggle scream chatter speak
Guffaw screech murmur drawl
Laugh snort whisper hiss
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Sight words
Glittery fluorescent light opaque
Opalescent translucent puckered somber
Overcast shimmery luminous glinting
Blazing radiant filmy lanky
Crooked billowing tiny huge
Dazzling enormous graceful delicate
Attractive ruddy pallid flamboyant
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Touch words
Cool slippery silky gritty
Cold spongy satiny sandy
Icy mushy velvety rough
Lukewarm oily smooth sharp
Tepid waxy soft thick
Warm fleshy wooly pulpy
Hot rubbery furry dry
Steamy tough feathery dull
Sticky crisp fuzzy thin
Damp elastic hairy fragile
Wet leathery prickly tender
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Taste words
Oily sugary tangy gingery
Buttery crisp unripe hot
Salty ripe raw burnt
Bitter bland alkaline overripe
Bittersweet tasteless medicinal spoiled
Sweet sour fishy rotten
Hearty vinegary spicy
Mellow fruity peppery
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Smell words
Sweet piney briny rancid
Scented minty acidic sickly
Fragrant odorous acrid stagnant
Aromatic pungent burnt moldy
Perfumed tempting gaseous musty
Flowery spicy reeking mildewed
Heady savory putrid damp
Fresh sharp rotten dank
Balmy gamey spoiled stench
Earthy fishy sour stale
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