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
Barking
crunching
Bawling
crying
Blaring
dripping
Booming
exploding
Buzzing
fizzing
Chattering gagging
Chiming
gasping
Chirping
giggling
Clanging
grating
Clicking
grunting
Clinking
gurgling
Cooing
hissing
Coughing
honking
Crackling
jangling

laughing
moaning
mooing
mumbling
muttering
noisy
peeping
piercing
pinging
plopping
quacking
quiet
rapping
rasping
riming

ringing
rumbling
rustling
scratching
screaming
screeching
singing
slamming
shouting
silent
snoring
splashing
squawking
stuttering
tearing

tinkling
thudding
thumping
ticking
twittering
warbling
wheezing
whimpering
whining
whispering
whooping

TOUCH WORDS
Abrasive
feathery
Biting
fine
Boiling
fluffy
Bubby
foamy
Bulky
freezing
Bumpy
furry
Burning
fuzzy
Bushy
glassy
Clammy
gluey
Coarse
grainy
Cool
greasy
Cottony
gritty
Crisp
gushy

knobbed
lacy
leathery
light
lukewarm
matted
metallic
moist
mushy
numbing
oily
piercing
plastic

sandy
scalding
scorching
scratchy
scummy
shaggy
sharp
silky
slimy
slippery
sloppy
smooth
smothering

spongy
steamy
steely
sticky
stifled
stinging
stony
stubby
tangled
tender
tepid
thick
tickling

TOUCH WORDS
Cushioned hairy
Damp
heavy
Downy
hot
Drenched humid

pocked
pointed
pulpy
rocky

soapy
soft
sopping
soupy

tough
velvety
warm
waxy

TASTE AND SMELL WORDS

Acid
doughy
Acidic
earthy
Acrid
floury
Alkaline
flowery
Aromatic
fresh
Biting
fruity
Bitter
garlicky
Bland
hearty
Burnt
hot
Buttery
lemony
Cold
medicinal

minty
moist
moldy
musky
musty
oily
perfumed
pickled
piney
plastic
pungent

rank
raw
rich
rotten
salty
scented
sharp
sour
spicy
spoiled
stagnant

sweaty
sweet
tangy
tasteless
tough
vile
vinegary

SIGHT WORDS
Abrasive
feathery
Biting
fine
Boiling
fluffy
Bubbly
foamy
Bulky
freezing
Bumpy
furry
Burning
fuzzy
Bushy
glassy
Clammy
gluey
Coarse
grainy
Cool
greasy
Cottony
gritty
Crisp
gushy
Cushioned hairy
Damp
heavy
Downy
hot
Drenched humid

knobbed
lacy
leathery
light
lukewarm
matted
metallic
moist
mushy
numbing
oily
piercing
plastic
pocked
pointed
pulpy
rocky

sandy
scalding
scorching
scratchy
scummy
shaggy
sharp
silky
slimy
slippery
sloppy
smooth
smothering
soapy
soft
sopping
soupy

spongy
steamy
steely
sticky
stifled
stinging
stony
stubby
tangled
tender
tepid
thick
tickling
tough
velvety
warm
waxy