English Collocations in Use Intermediate Book with Answers How Words Work Together for Fluent and Natural English 2nd Edition

dull thud.
grating
4
noise, sound
The big old iron door made a 
grating noise as it opened.
loud, 
almighty
bang, explosion
Suddenly there was a 
loud / an almighty bang, the lights went 
out and smoked poured from the back of the TV set.
roar
traff ic
I couldn’t sleep with the constant 
roar of the traff ic outside 
my window.
music, radio
blare (out)
Loud 
music was blaring out of the radio in the kitchen.
machine
hum
5
, whirr
6
As we talked to the factory owner, the 
machines hummed/
whirred in the background.
Verbs and sounds
A person can 
give a sigh, a laugh, a loud cry, a cry of pain/surprise/alarm, a gasp, a groan.
A person, animal or thing can 
make a scratching/clicking/rustling/crackling sound.
C
1 
strange in a frightening and mysterious way
2
low, continuous noise of water flowing over stones
3 
high, loud and unpleasant
At first there was an 
eerie
1
silence, then 
there was a 
rumble of thunder in the 
distance. Soon 
the wind was whistling 
through the trees and we could hear 
the 
waves crashing on the beach. The storm 
had begun.
It was a lovely place for a picnic. There 
was a little babbling
2
stream and birds 
were singing in the trees. Then we 
heard the patter of rain on the leaves 
above us. Sadly, it was turning into a 
typical British summer’s day.
No sound 
broke the silence
of the 
wintry landscape. Then suddenly 
two shots rang
out
and we heard 
the