Sensory Words
 
Keep the following lists of words to help you improve your writing.  Using sensory words can help you provide more details and examples in your writing.
 
SOUND WORDS
Hanging          croaking                laughing                ringing          tinkling
Barking          crunching               moaning                  rumbling          thudding
Bawling          crying                     mooing                    rustling          thumping
Blaring          dripping                mumbling               scratching    ticking
Booming          exploding               muttering              screaming          twittering
Buzzing          fizzing                  noisy                      screeching          warbling
Chattering          gagging                  peeping                  singing          wheezing
Chiming          gasping                  piercing                slamming          whimpering
Chirping          giggling                  pinging                  shouting          whining
Clanging          grating                  plopping                silent            whispering
Clicking          grunting                quacking                snoring          whooping
Clinking          gurgling                quiet                      splashing
Cooing                    hissing                    rapping                  squawking
Coughing          honking                  rasping                  stuttering
Crackling          jangling                  riming                     tearing
 
TOUCH WORDS
Abrasive          feathery                knobbed                sandy           spongy
Biting           fine                        lacy                        scalding          steamy
Boiling          fluffy                     leathery                scorching     steely
Bubby                    foamy                     light                       scratchy      sticky
Bulky           freezing                lukewarm              scummy          stifled
Bumpy                    furry                     matted                  shaggy          stinging
Burning          fuzzy                     metallic                 sharp            stony
Bushy           glassy                     moist                      silky             stubby
Clammy          gluey                      mushy                     slimy            tangled
Coarse          grainy                     numbing                slippery      tender
Cool             greasy                    oily                        sloppy                    tepid
Cottony          gritty                     piercing                smooth        thick
Crisp            gushy                      plastic                  smothering          tickling
 
 
TOUCH WORDS
Cushioned          hairy                      pocked                  soapy           tough
Damp            heavy                     pointed                  soft              velvety
Downy                    hot                         pulpy                      sopping        warm
Drenched          humid                     rocky                     soupy           waxy 
         
TASTE AND SMELL WORDS
Acid             doughy                  minty                      rank             sweaty
Acidic                    earthy                    moist                      raw              sweet
Acrid           floury                     moldy                     rich              tangy
Alkaline          flowery                  musky                     rotten          tasteless
Aromatic          fresh                      musty                     salty            tough
Biting           fruity                     oily                        scented        vile
Bitter           garlicky                perfumed              sharp            vinegary
Bland            hearty                    pickled                  sour
Burnt           hot                         piney                      spicy
Buttery          lemony                  plastic                  spoiled
Cold             medicinal               pungent                 stagnant
 
SIGHT WORDS
Abrasive          feathery                knobbed                sandy           spongy
Biting           fine                        lacy                        scalding          steamy
Boiling          fluffy                     leathery                scorching     steely
Bubbly          foamy                     light                       scratchy      sticky
Bulky           freezing                lukewarm              scummy          stifled
Bumpy                    furry                     matted                  shaggy          stinging
Burning          fuzzy                     metallic                 sharp            stony
Bushy           glassy                     moist                      silky             stubby
Clammy          gluey                      mushy                     slimy            tangled
Coarse          grainy                     numbing                slippery      tender
Cool             greasy                    oily                        sloppy                    tepid
Cottony          gritty                     piercing                smooth        thick
Crisp            gushy                      plastic                  smothering          tickling
Cushioned          hairy                      pocked                  soapy           tough
Damp            heavy                     pointed                  soft              velvety
Downy                    hot                         pulpy                      sopping        warm
Drenched          humid                     rocky                     soupy           waxy 

 

 

Acknowledged

Added

Admitted

Advised

Affirmed

Agreed

Announced

Answered

Argued

Asserted

Assured

Assured

Avowed

Bellowed

Blurted

 Bragged

Cautioned

Challenged

Claimed

Conceded

Concluded

Confessed

Continued

Cried

Decided

Declared

Demanded

Denied

Disclosed

Divulged

Emphasized

Estimated

Explained

Gasped

Growled

Grunted

Hinted

Insisted

Interjected

Interrupted

Joked

Lied

Maintained

Mentioned

Mumbled

Murmured

Offered

Ordered

Panted

Pleaded

Pointed out

Prayed

Proclaimed

Promised

Proposed

Protested

Quipped

Ranted