sound effects
plural noun
: effects that are imitative of sounds called for in the script of a dramatic production (such as a radio show) and that enhance the production's illusion of reality
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Indeed, who doesn’t love a montage of contestants repeatedly falling on their backside to kooky circus music and sound effects?
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025
An audio bug hidden inside the deli provided the sound effects – gunshots, shouting and the screams of a waitress.
—George Anastasia, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
Sounds Put a Bluetooth speaker outside and play scary sound effects or music.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
The sound effects team hasn't entirely neglected the franchise's acid-blooded poster boys, either.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025
An audio bug hidden inside the deli provided the sound effects – gunshots, shouting and the screams of a waitress.
—George Anastasia, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
Sounds Put a Bluetooth speaker outside and play scary sound effects or music.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
The sound effects team hasn't entirely neglected the franchise's acid-blooded poster boys, either.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sound effects
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“Sound effects.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sound%20effects. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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