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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| white noise | // | Name, Name |
| background music | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| sound | / | Noun |
| distortion | x/x | Noun |
| noise | / | Noun |
| spill | / | Noun |
| underneath | xx/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| soundtrack | /x | Noun |
| loudspeaker | /xx | Noun |
| surround sound | x// | Phrase, Noun |
| ring | / | Noun |
| pattering | /xx | Noun |
| ambient | /xx | Noun |
| dynamic | x/x | Adjective |
| dissonance | /xx | Noun |
| grinder | /x | Noun |
| music | /x | Noun |
| buzz | / | Noun |
| mush | / | Noun |
| undertone | /xx | Noun |
| timbre | /x | Noun |
| feedback | /x | Noun |
| rattle | /x | Noun |
| partial | /x | Adjective |
| sound system | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| perspective | x/x | Noun |
| soundscape | /x | Noun |
| effect | x/ | Noun |
| humming | /x | Noun |
| track | / | Noun |
| blip | / | Noun |
| tape recorder | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| drone | / | Noun |
| inner voice | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| headphones | /x | Noun |
| radio | /xx | Noun |
| panning | /x | Noun |
| synthesizer | /xxx | Noun |
| chime | / | Noun |
| filler | /x | Noun |
| consonance | /xx | Noun |
| resonance | /xx | Noun |
| acoustic | x/x | Noun |
| drumming | /x | Noun |
| phase | / | Noun |
| compressor | x/x | Noun |
| wind instrument | //xx | Phrase, Noun |
| recitation | xx/x | Noun |
| chord | / | Noun |
| spectrogram | /xx | Noun |
| onset | /x | Noun |
| generator | /xxx | Noun |
| dubbing | /x | Noun |
| voice | / | Noun |
| rhythm | /x | Noun |
| intonation | xx/x | Noun |
| fuzz | / | Noun |
| loudness | /x | Noun |
| abatement | x/x | Noun |
| academic | xx/x | Adjective, Name |
| account | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| acoustical | x/xx | Adjective |
| ado | x/ | Noun |
| affiliation | xxx/x | Noun |
| agitation | xx/x | Noun |
| amplifier | /xxx | Noun |
| amplitude | /xx | Noun |
| ancestry | /xx | Noun |
| anderson | /xx | Name |
| antecedent | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| aptitudes | /xx | Noun |
| arena | x/x | Noun |
| atmosphere | /xx | Noun |
| audible | /xx | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| audio | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| auditory | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| aural | /x | Adjective |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| backdrop | /x | Noun, Verb |
| backend | x/ | Noun |
| backfire | /x | Verb, Noun |
| background radiation | /xxx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| backgrounds | /x | Noun |
| backseat | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| backward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| backyard | /x | Noun |
| bag | / | Noun, Verb |
| baggage | /x | Noun |
| ballroom | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bandwidth | /x | Noun |
| bang | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| bark | / | Noun, Verb |
| basal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| base | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| baseline | /x | Noun, Verb |
| basic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| bedlam | /x | Noun |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| belonging | x/x | Noun |
| benchmark | /x | Noun, Verb |
| blare | / | Noun, Verb |
| blast | / | Noun, Verb |
| blue | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| boom | / | Noun, Verb |
| booster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| briefing | /x | Noun |
| brightness | /x | Noun |
| broad | / | Adjective, Noun |
| bump | / | Noun, Verb |
| burner | /x | Noun |
| cacophony | x/xx | Noun |
| callback | /x | Noun |
| canvas | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cause | / | Noun, Verb |
| character | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| chatter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| check | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| childhood | /x | Noun |
| chug | / | Noun, Verb |
| circumstances | /xxx | Verb |
| clack | / | Noun, Verb |
| clamor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| clamour | /x | Noun, Verb |
| clang | / | Noun, Verb |
| clank | / | Noun, Verb |
| clap | / | Noun, Verb |
| clash | / | Noun, Verb |
| clatter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| climate | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cognizance | /xx | Noun |
| color | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| commotion | x/x | Noun |
| complementary | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| conditions | x/x | Noun |
| confusion | x/x | Noun |
| connection | x/x | Noun |
| content | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| context | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| contextualization | x/xxx/x | Noun |
| core | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| corporate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| crack | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| crackle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| crash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| creak | / | Noun, Verb |
| credentials | x/x | Noun |
| crunch | / | Noun, Verb |
| cry | / | Noun, Verb |
| cultural | /xx | Adjective |
| curtain | /x | Noun, Verb |
| damned | / | Adjective, Adverb |
| data | /x | Noun |
| decor | x/ | Noun |
| deep | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| demersal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| depth | / | Noun |
| descent | x/ | Noun |
| desktop | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| detail | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| difference | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| din | / | Noun, Verb |
| ding | / | Noun, Verb |
| disturbance | x/x | Noun |
| docking | /x | Noun |
| document | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| documentaries | xx/xx | Noun |
| documentation | xxx/x | Noun |
| drown out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| dust | / | Noun, Verb |
| décor | / | Noun |
| ear | / | Noun, Verb |
| encore | /x | Noun, Verb |
| entropy | /xx | Noun |
| environment | x/xx | Noun |
| error | /x | Noun, Verb |
| eruption | x/x | Noun |
| essence | /x | Noun |
| essential | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| ethnicity | x/xx | Noun |
| experience | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| experiment | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| expertise | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| explanatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| explosive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| extraction | x/x | Noun |
| face | / | Noun, Verb |
| facts | / | Verb |
| family | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| fanfare | /x | Noun, Verb |
| feature | /x | Noun, Verb |
| flat | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| floor | / | Noun, Verb |
| fond | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| footnote | /x | Noun, Verb |
| foreground | /x | Noun, Verb |
| foreword | /x | Noun |
| formation | x/x | Noun |
| foundation | x/x | Noun |
| frame | / | Noun, Verb |
| framework | /x | Noun |
| frequency | /xx | Noun |
| fund | / | Noun, Verb |
| fundamental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| fuss | / | Noun, Verb |
| general | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| generalities | xx/xx | Noun |
| generic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| genesis | /xx | Noun |
| grassroots | // | Adjective |
| grinding | /x | Noun, Adjective |
