Vocabulary related with senses: describing what you hear, smell, taste & feel.

• Sound/Hear –

• Clash– sharp, loud noise of collision. Example: Clash of cymbals.
• Crunch – sound of biting food with teeth. Example: I could hear her crunching on chips.
• Chuckle – to laugh quietly. Example:
• Howl – sound of cry, bark, yelp. Example: She howled in deep pain.
• Rumble – a continuous deep, resonant sound. Example: I woke up today with the rumble of thunder.
• Sizzle – a hissing sound as of food frying or cooking. Example: As soon as the vegetables began to sizzle in the pan I added spices to it.
• Slurp – drink or eat something with a loud sucking noise. Example: Some elders slurp their tea or coffee.

Smell –

• Musty – having a stale or damp smell. Example: it’s hard to breathe in a musty room.
• Fresh – (of food) not frozen or preserved. Example: The fruits were kept fresh in the refrigerator.
• Fragrant – having a pleasant or sweet smell. Example: The flowers were fragrant & beautiful.
• Foul – disgusting or dirty smell. Example: We must never keep foul garbage.
• Acrid – bitter or pungent. Example: The acrid smell of a dead rat in the house made everyone uncomfortable.
• Pungent – sharp and strong smell. Example: When I was baking a pizza, the pungent smell of melting cheese made everyone hungry.
• Sweet – pleasant or delightful. Example: I love the sweet smell of fresh roses.
• Rancid – smelling unpleasant as a result of being old and stale. Example: The oil went rancid as it was not used for five years.
• Noxious – harmful and unpleasant. Example: The noxious smell of gas in the plant polluted    the environment.

• Touch/Feel –
• Smooth – a flat, regular surface free of lumps. Example: There are no smooth highways in their city.
• Frosty – cold. Example: The glass slipped from his hands in winters as it was very frosty.
• Feathery – extremely light or soft. Example: Ananya’s hands have a feathery touch.
• Slimy – covered with a thick wet unpleasant substance. Example:
• Sticky – designed to stick to things on contact. Example: He threw the sticky pamphlets on the floor.
• Velvety – having a smooth, soft feel. Example: His velvety hug healed me of my pain and sorrows.
• Damp – slightly wet. Example: After cleaning her face with a damp towel, she felt refreshed.
• Rough – having an uneven or irregular surface, rocky, stony. Example: I have cut the rough edges of the paper.

• Taste –

• Tangy – having a strong sharp taste. Example: I liked the pasta that was baked in tangy sauce.
• Succulent – tender, juicy & tasty. Example: I found the dish to be succulent and asked for one more.
• Acidic – sour or sharp taste. Example: She got saliva in her mouth due to the acidic flavor of the fruit.
• Bitter – not sweet. Example: Some people drink the juice of bitter gourd though it’s too bitter in taste.
• Sugary – containing much sugar. Example: Children generally like sugary biscuits.
• Full-bodied – rich & satisfying in flavor. Example: He had a glass of full-bodied beer.
• Zesty – highly flavoured or spicy. Example: The chicken dish they had was so zesty as so many herbs were added to it.
• Zingy – sharply piquant. Example: She says the lemon juice is zingy and fresh.

Written by Monica

Wabs Talk Team