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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Jack Foley provided sound effects: handclaps, footsteps. 
Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022 Meanwhile, sound effects — for instance, Vecna’s footsteps — were meant to sound heavy and wet. Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Aug. 2022 Other apps and computer programs aim to teach kids to read using games, serve up sound effects to make storytime more engaging and give students access to hundreds of digital books. Sara Randazzo, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2022 Use trendy sound effects that are appropriate to your content. Ashley Stahl, Forbes, 11 July 2022 Modern fireworks are designed to include flashy sound effects in addition to explosive bangs. Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 5 July 2022 In addition to actors and actresses reading onstage, the audience will see two foley artists using glasses, water, and other materials to produce live sound effects and create the feel and environment of the bar. Serena Puang, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2022 Each year, according to organizers, between 25 and 60 different songs and sound effects are used to build the soundtrack, which plays during the 9:30 p.m. fireworks show. Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 22 Apr. 2022 Iron-Blooded Orphans pulls no punches, down to the creepy blood-squelching sound effects used when the young soldiers jack in, Matrix-style, to their mecha. Eric Vilas-boas, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2021 See More
Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022 Meanwhile, sound effects — for instance, Vecna’s footsteps — were meant to sound heavy and wet. Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Aug. 2022 Other apps and computer programs aim to teach kids to read using games, serve up sound effects to make storytime more engaging and give students access to hundreds of digital books. Sara Randazzo, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2022 Use trendy sound effects that are appropriate to your content. Ashley Stahl, Forbes, 11 July 2022 Modern fireworks are designed to include flashy sound effects in addition to explosive bangs. Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 5 July 2022 In addition to actors and actresses reading onstage, the audience will see two foley artists using glasses, water, and other materials to produce live sound effects and create the feel and environment of the bar. Serena Puang, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2022 Each year, according to organizers, between 25 and 60 different songs and sound effects are used to build the soundtrack, which plays during the 9:30 p.m. fireworks show. Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 22 Apr. 2022 Iron-Blooded Orphans pulls no punches, down to the creepy blood-squelching sound effects used when the young soldiers jack in, Matrix-style, to their mecha. Eric Vilas-boas, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1909, in the meaning defined above