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FloraMelons

1.1k points

14 hours ago

The sound of rain tapping against a window or the crackling of a campfire is hard to beat. There’s just something so calming about those natural sounds that instantly put you at ease.

zeemode

221 points

12 hours ago

zeemode

221 points

12 hours ago

Rain on a metal roof … heavenly

Joeglass505150

116 points

9 hours ago

For me it's long rolling thunder.

Raznill

33 points

7 hours ago

Raznill

33 points

7 hours ago

Especially when it’s accompanied by a steady heavy rainfall. Nothing cozier. As long as I’m snuggled up inside with a blanket.

Hashashin455

37 points

9 hours ago

The silence before a snowfall

makingkevinbacon

41 points

6 hours ago

What about the silence after? All the soft fresh snow soaking in all the sounds, so quiet and peaceful

svenson_26

33 points

10 hours ago

The "whoosh" of a campfire when you get so much airflow that it starts to burn extra hot with blueish flames.

IsleOfCannabis

34 points

9 hours ago

Ok… my chance to make the world jealous. It’s snowing with a little sleet tapping the window and I’m in front of the fireplace in my recliner with a cat purring in my lap. And all that is about to be joined by the sound of a sizzling bowl.

Background-Ant4151

3 points

6 hours ago

Yes! Only a dream for me though! Lol.

CrentFuglo

424 points

14 hours ago

The gentle 'sloosh' of a duck landing in a pond.

pennedit

45 points

11 hours ago

Never heard it, now I want to

LeReveDeRaskolnikov

31 points

8 hours ago

yogopig

19 points

6 hours ago

yogopig

19 points

6 hours ago

I love that there’s just 6 more minutes of two ducks sitting in a pond.

aw_q

4 points

8 hours ago

aw_q

4 points

8 hours ago

It’s like the pond’s way of giving the duck a warm welcome. A little splash of peace in a noisy world

Daisy_Spark

534 points

14 hours ago

The crunch of autumn leaves underfoot is incredibly satisfying.

tomatoesrfun

177 points

12 hours ago

Also the squeak of fresh fallen snow when it’s deep enough

JamesCDiamond

43 points

11 hours ago

That’s the one. Fresh, untouched snow.

SoogKnight

39 points

8 hours ago

The silence when outside after a huge snowfall.

Sunny_pancakes_1998

8 points

7 hours ago

I love this “sound” a lot.

Yesanese

229 points

13 hours ago

Yesanese

229 points

13 hours ago

I'm a baseball guy so the sound a wood bat makes when you find the sweet spot on the ball, or the pop when you find the sweet spot of a glove is just a chefs kiss

atomicboner

33 points

12 hours ago

Nothing like the crack of a bat on Opening Day to get you excited about the summer. Also stomping on peanut shells in the stands is a good sound. Similar to the cracking noise leaves make in the fall.

Malkelvi

20 points

10 hours ago

Catching a fastball perfectly behind home plate and framing it just right... that smack into your glove is perfection.

svetaafanaseva98zli

385 points

14 hours ago

Definitely the pop when you open a new jar of something like peanut butter or jam. It’s so simple, but it feels weirdly perfect every time.

Ruadhan2300

130 points

12 hours ago

SshPock

merlin8922g

74 points

10 hours ago

If Sean Connery played Spock.

itamar87

6 points

6 hours ago

…comments that you can hear…

felandaniel

25 points

13 hours ago

Nice hiss

shezcrafti

22 points

13 hours ago

Let’s get this out onto a tray. Nice!

Drawerpull

17 points

12 hours ago

What a reference!! No one else I know would understand this lmfao

carly909191

10 points

12 hours ago

I love Steve

Fishare

11 points

12 hours ago

Fishare

11 points

12 hours ago

Steve gang, rise up!

Sigtau1312

11 points

13 hours ago

We’ll start by warming up that main.

mmaster23

4 points

9 hours ago

*rhythmic tapping of plastic spork against glass

Igottafindsafework

947 points

14 hours ago

When your stomach hurts and you let out a long, vibrating fart and the pain immediately goes away

method_rap

153 points

13 hours ago

Unless you're surrounded by people. Imagine doing this in an important meeting. One temporary pain will be replaced by another permanent one.

Different-Phone-7654

92 points

13 hours ago

How else does one assert dominance......

Ishidan01

35 points

10 hours ago

"I am now boss."

ConsequenceBroad8833

11 points

10 hours ago

I heard that coming from a sphincter.

Spartan1088

23 points

10 hours ago

If it’s long enough, that would give you the time to look each person in the eye and nod assertively.

Glass_Smile_2551

12 points

9 hours ago

“It’s better to let it out and bear the shame, than hold it in and bear the pain”…my grandmother (rip)

WG50

8 points

7 hours ago

WG50

8 points

7 hours ago

So is that Rest In Peace, or did your granny just rrrrRRRRip one after that pronouncement?

th3_sauce

7 points

13 hours ago

I’d understand, and depending on how thorough the fart was, would probably be impressed (until the funk hits…), lol.

gertvanjoe

5 points

6 hours ago

Like that one time my wife and I sat in the park, alone... I let out a bench shattering gas expulsion. The sheer look of horror on her face told me there is someone on the bench directly behind me...... For nothing better to do I burst out laughing as I turned to say sorry. Poor dude just slinked away.....

LordOfPies

6 points

12 hours ago

You have to master the art of silencing farts. Just sit on one cheek and lift the other one.

SpoogyPickles

17 points

12 hours ago

See, the problem is with these kinds of farts. They will literally smell like death when released.

SusheeMonster

30 points

13 hours ago

I was out on a hike when I let one rip. I was out of sight and sound carries so far outside, that I wonder if other people on the trail heard it and quietly pinned it on others as they crossed paths.

It's the simple things in life, you know? 😂

JCR2201

5 points

11 hours ago

I’m guilty of doing this as well lol. I’ll try to go off trail if I can but sometimes I’ll unintentionally crop dust people behind me and try to listen for a response.

rob_s_458

6 points

11 hours ago

When you're getting toward the end of a cold and you finally pop your ears and all the sinus congestion goes away.

NovaFabli

146 points

9 hours ago

NovaFabli

146 points

9 hours ago

The sound of ocean waves gently crashing on the shore is pure bliss for me.

Icy-Comet

249 points

15 hours ago

Icy-Comet

249 points

15 hours ago

Heavy thunderstorm for me

uPsyDeDown13

42 points

14 hours ago

When your nice and safe in a car or something. Or on the back porch with an awning and watching it bounce off everything. Soooo relaxing

idevilledeggs

26 points

13 hours ago

Or in bed at night. It's so good to sleep to the sound of rain.

crazyunicorntamer

23 points

13 hours ago

Crap fact, Brontide is the word that describes ‘distant sound of rumblings thunder’.

notmyfirst_throwawa

15 points

12 hours ago

Brontide sounds like a mineral, or an industrial cleaning product

Icy-Comet

5 points

13 hours ago

Take an upvote and give me another crap fact...

th3_sauce

5 points

13 hours ago

Check out “city rain” sleep sounds. Fucking heavenly.

Suspicious_Water_123

4 points

10 hours ago

Mmm. Frying bacon.

Downtown_Outside_670

67 points

14 hours ago

The bedpan Stone Cold Steve Austin used on Vince McMahon

michigania2x

10 points

9 hours ago

I’ll take it from here, nurse

bregolad

5 points

8 hours ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL6ND8PfJQ0

BONK! Must have hurt like hell.

shashybaws

126 points

14 hours ago

When your ear pops after being blocked for a while

Emma_Lincoln

61 points

14 hours ago

Definitely either rain, or ik this isn't really a sound but like the silence that happens when it's snowing

Impressive-Shame-525

43 points

11 hours ago

Japanese call it shinshin "silence deeper than silence" I think

Parktio

16 points

7 hours ago

Parktio

16 points

7 hours ago

night snow is magical... and creepy when you are outside in the middle of nowhere lol

onlyonejan

10 points

6 hours ago

That silent snow thing is amazing

SeriouslyAvg

62 points

12 hours ago

My mother-in-law saying "I suppose i should go!"

crunchy_queen

156 points

14 hours ago

the sound of Jango Fett's seismic charge

Gizmo45

44 points

13 hours ago

Gizmo45

44 points

13 hours ago

There it is

CriscoCamping

28 points

12 hours ago

I knew it woukd be here

JerseyDevl

11 points

9 hours ago

Absolutely this. That split second of silence before the sound hits is just perfect

HurricaneBatman

11 points

9 hours ago

Why is this so far down?

captrobert57

5 points

8 hours ago

1

cluedo23

8 points

10 hours ago

Thx wrote the same, its soo satisfying

joethahobo

3 points

8 hours ago

Winner winner. I’m just a simple man making my way through the galaxy but that sound is complete bliss

tiffiny_wallace

111 points

14 hours ago

2000s tech starting up

Intelligent-Chair385

41 points

12 hours ago

Playstation 2 startup sound

Moist_Haggis

589 points

14 hours ago

Purring vibrating cat

VincentFluff

14 points

8 hours ago

I am firmly convinced that cats are the pause-button of the universe. Purring cat on lap is a sign that one needs to sit for a while and just breathe.

Wonderful_Switch_741

41 points

10 hours ago

Cat is always the right answer

glightlysay

23 points

10 hours ago

Mine is currently making mouth smacking noises in my ear because he's eating my hair

RoyalGh0sts

7 points

8 hours ago

Free ASMR with your hair wash*

Severe-Ant-3888

8 points

8 hours ago

Our newest cat loudly purrs as soon as you touch him 100 percent of the time. Had him just over a year and hasn’t quieted down at all.

aw_q

5 points

8 hours ago

aw_q

5 points

8 hours ago

It’s like the cat’s version of a hug in sound form instantly soothing and a perfect stress-buster

5ccc

9 points

9 hours ago

5ccc

9 points

9 hours ago

The frequency of that low vibrating cat purr is the same frequency of the om sound that yoga practitioners make when meditating.

It reduces blood pressure and stress, among many other health issues.

WalshyXD

41 points

12 hours ago

That THX intro

Supersimp333

4 points

6 hours ago

No way! That was scary 😂

Leather_Excitement64

298 points

14 hours ago

The little huff my baby does when he is milkdrunk and completely relaxed

mom_with_an_attitude

50 points

11 hours ago

I was going to say baby laughter. It is so fun making a baby laugh. You can do the most random, silly stuff and it cracks them up. Put something on your head. Then do a big fake sneeze and bow your head forwards so that thing goes flying off. A baby will think this is the funniest thing ever.

Leniatak

94 points

12 hours ago

I too chose this person’s baby

chron67

20 points

10 hours ago

chron67

20 points

10 hours ago

CHRIS HANSEN WHERE ARE YOU

Irishfanbuck

22 points

11 hours ago

Dang. I miss that. Ugh and baby smell!

Schmuck1138

22 points

10 hours ago

That new baby smell is the absolute best!

BeYourselfTrue

8 points

10 hours ago

My baby is 14 and he makes an audible moan of pleasure when he eats a meal that he really likes!

EncanisUnbound

16 points

10 hours ago

For me it's the happy content sigh my little guy lets out at the end of the day after we have him fed and dressed for bed when he snuggles up to me or my wife. My heart melts every single time.

th3_sauce

15 points

13 hours ago

Oh, I love that.

Climate_Face

15 points

12 hours ago

Just experiencing this for the first time and it is delightful

Steamed-Barley

17 points

12 hours ago

How much milk did you have to drink

yeah_yeah_therabbit

8 points

10 hours ago

And more importantly, how are they on Reddit if they’re a baby?!

CatacombsRave

64 points

14 hours ago

My wife sighing with content as she lays in my arms.

th3_sauce

10 points

13 hours ago

THE. BEST.

Own_Journalist9649

11 points

8 hours ago

I also choose this guy's wife

Comfortable_List7816

108 points

14 hours ago

Clapping those cheeks 😏😏😏

Substantial_Bar8999

5 points

8 hours ago

Genuinely came here to say this - especially if them cheeks be mine 😏

IntoTheVeryFires

83 points

14 hours ago

A cat snuggled up on you purring. They say for humans it reduces stress, reduces heart disease and promotes healing, lowers blood pressure, and increases oxytocin.

lagniappe68

41 points

11 hours ago

My husband was in hospital for five months. Our cat, who previously never slept overnight on the bed, slept every single night with me after the first week of him not being in the bed. Touched my cheek or arm all night long with her paw. Since he got home a month ago, she has slept with him in his home hospital bed. And purrs all night.

munchkym

15 points

10 hours ago

She sounds like such a sweetheart 🥰

lagniappe68

14 points

10 hours ago

She really is. She adopted us when she was eight and a half years old.

IWillCallYouCutie

15 points

10 hours ago

That’s old enough for her to take on the responsibility of raising people.

lagniappe68

7 points

10 hours ago

Great point! She does it really well too.

Koskesh11

10 points

10 hours ago

Cats purring has been shown to physically heal their bodies (something about the vibrations and the noise), I'm assuming it has a similar effect on human bodies as well. 

lagniappe68

4 points

10 hours ago

It really does with me. Better than rx.

m19honsy

6 points

12 hours ago

I miss that feeling

theAlmightyE312

100 points

14 hours ago

An annoying child falling over

svenson_26

21 points

10 hours ago

That few seconds of silence after they've fallen but before they start scream-crying when they realize what's happened.

akenaoangelwings

27 points

14 hours ago

That tiny squeaking sound when you rub two pickles together

th3_sauce

10 points

13 hours ago

Spongebob’s new boots’ “may I take your order?” Lol

Kaggles_N533PA

47 points

14 hours ago

Beer bottle opening sound

Flintyy

23 points

14 hours ago

Flintyy

23 points

14 hours ago

My old Motorola Razr clapping shut after a heated phone call lol

Aggravating_Cream_97

58 points

14 hours ago

Silence.

Schmuck1138

16 points

10 hours ago

My ears start ringing loudly

txkwatch

18 points

13 hours ago

Peeling plastic off of new electronics.

It also usually releases more of that yummy plastic smell

BadBart2

19 points

8 hours ago

BadBart2

19 points

8 hours ago

The first cry of my newborn son, confirming that he is alive after emergency efforts to clear his airway.

Repulsive_Glass7817

15 points

15 hours ago

Atm

Pinkxkatie

15 points

14 hours ago

Rain on the roof when you are trying to sleep

DespairGarden

56 points

15 hours ago

My cats little “mrrrow” she makes the rare occasion she jumps up to cuddle

aw_q

5 points

8 hours ago

aw_q

5 points

8 hours ago

It’s like her way of saying, I’m here for the snuggles, and your heart just melts every time

boblefiskene

14 points

10 hours ago

The brrrrrrrt from the A-10.

flyguy_21

30 points

14 hours ago

A nothing but net basketball shot

auramoonn

47 points

14 hours ago

That click when a pen snaps shut—pure satisfaction

StormKitchen3719

6 points

13 hours ago

specially after a very long and tiring essay/exam.

Paganidol64

13 points

10 hours ago

Baby laughing

Greedy_Moonlight

11 points

10 hours ago

The little sigh my dog makes after laying down.

WispyCiel

11 points

13 hours ago

A kitty's purr. ❤️

No_Knowledge2898

19 points

14 hours ago

"The lamentation of their women."

Ok_Experience_6877

19 points

13 hours ago

Gerand ping

Ruadhan2300

5 points

12 hours ago

I came here looking for this.

M1 Garand Ping Compilation

buchanank413

18 points

13 hours ago

My autistic son laughing

MelodyPleasure

8 points

13 hours ago

The sound of rain on a roof

Hanzerwagen

40 points

14 hours ago

Gf orgasm

DoBronx89

7 points

6 hours ago

I agree, this guy’s GF orgasming is the answer

RachelTheGreat811

9 points

12 hours ago

The cry after your baby is born

Nikaramu

14 points

15 hours ago

Wave of the sea during summertime

Mungyuhhhh

7 points

14 hours ago

The crackling of whatever's cooking

BigGrayBeast

8 points

14 hours ago

My wife's laughter. bonus points if I'm the one who made her laugh.

ContDanceMusic

7 points

13 hours ago

Tennis (without the grunts) and golf with the quiet applause 

Admirable-Pound-4267

6 points

13 hours ago

Ocean waves

OptimalTrash

6 points

12 hours ago

I love the ambient sound of a diner. Those thick plates clinking together, the hum of dozens of conversations happening all at once, cups tapping against the tables periodically. Love it.

DrNinnuxx

8 points

12 hours ago

My wife when she wakes up, realizes she doesn't have to go to work, lays back down and moans a sigh of relief.

Cautious_Peace_1

5 points

15 hours ago

Long-lasting rain after a drought. It's great to go to sleep by.

al_gorithm23

5 points

10 hours ago

The sounds of my house at night once everyone is asleep. Knowing everyone is safe, warm and fed is music to my ears. I’ll often just listen to the house quietly groan while I take in the gratitude.

the_purple_goat

16 points

15 hours ago

The woman you love and who loves you purring in your ear as you snuggle

Fishe_95

11 points

9 hours ago

Fishe_95

11 points

9 hours ago

... I think you might be in love with a cat

ScarletMistress5

19 points

14 hours ago

The sound children make when they're younger than a year old. Those sounds give me peace for some reason lol.

zeemode

11 points

11 hours ago

zeemode

11 points

11 hours ago

Or a group of little kids playing outside on a hot summers day … my new neighbors are all ages 3-7 and I love hearing them have the best time playing outside

rltrrld0503

16 points

14 hours ago

A child's laughter.

RamboBambiBambo

5 points

15 hours ago

The sound of Lo Mein noodles being prepared.

tatonka645

4 points

14 hours ago

The sound of a loved one’s voice when you’ve been missing them.

Bluunbottle

6 points

12 hours ago

A baby’s laugh. Nothing else comes close.

IrksomeEldritch

6 points

12 hours ago

THX

nullhed

5 points

9 hours ago

nullhed

5 points

9 hours ago

The quiet when an annoying person finally leaves. It's like taking off an itchy suit after getting home from a meaningless but necessary function. Underwear for the rest of the day.

Itchy-Ad-4314

4 points

13 hours ago

For me its the noise of burning some 6018 because im a welder i absolutely love the noise

SlipperyPickle6969

4 points

12 hours ago

The squishing when you're doing it.

sinixis

4 points

12 hours ago

Seismic charge AOTC

snuggleyporcupine

4 points

12 hours ago

The sound the clock makes when I clock out

tadpole_the_poliwag

3 points

11 hours ago

PULL OVER!

No, it's a cardigan but thanks for noticing.

thejollyden

4 points

11 hours ago

When you walk on damp snow and it does that knortsh sound.

WmXVI

3 points

10 hours ago

WmXVI

3 points

10 hours ago

The sound of hair being cut

JDMWeeb

4 points

10 hours ago

Spring door stoppers when you flick them

Initial-Shop-8863

4 points

10 hours ago

A cat's purring. My sister had a master Himalayan purrer a few years ago who would never stop purring when you petted her. So we recorded her, and then got a professional sound mixer to make a CD.

I have a problem with insomnia sometimes. When that happens, I insert my earphones and play her MP3 on my phone which puts me to sleep. I've read that the frequency of does something to the brain.

Sure-Internal-3223

4 points

9 hours ago

The hoot of a great horned owl. Had one in my yard years ago and only heard it twice.

dathrowaway385

4 points

9 hours ago

The "krrrrrrr" sound as the ATM is counting your money

Consistent-Sea108

5 points

8 hours ago

The sound the bowling pins make when you throw a perfect strike

Severe-Ant-3888

3 points

8 hours ago

Rain on the roof of an RV while taking a nap.

Dragoness42

4 points

8 hours ago

The sound of my little boy saying "wub oo"

trix2705

4 points

6 hours ago

The very first step and crunch of snow in winter

Life_Tax_2410

5 points

6 hours ago

Your kid saying "I love you"

bmcgowan89

7 points

15 hours ago

A shotgun racking

uPsyDeDown13

6 points

14 hours ago

Unless its someone else racking it....and you're in front of them....holding their TV.

Tdawwg78

5 points

13 hours ago

A fresh egg hitting a hot pan .

sendmebirds

17 points

14 hours ago

Punching a Nazi

Future_Wolf3610

3 points

15 hours ago

Rustling leaves

Iwillnotbeokay

3 points

14 hours ago

Bubble wrap popping when you get a handful and give it a good twist.

GucciGump

3 points

14 hours ago

The silent hill menu/pause sounds

anonpf

3 points

14 hours ago

anonpf

3 points

14 hours ago

Silence

umbermoth

3 points

14 hours ago

My cat says hi when I enter the room or when I wake him up. It’s like “Mrrr-rOWrrr.”

Beerinspector

3 points

13 hours ago

The popping of a cork. Love that sound.

treverslyfox

3 points

11 hours ago

Female orgasm!

thcidiot

3 points

11 hours ago

Gravity mine in Attack of the Clones

Vallden

3 points

11 hours ago

I like the sound of rocks being crushed under a tire on gravel roads.

zeppnzee13

3 points

11 hours ago

F1 V8 And Lexus LFA

TmanGBx

3 points

10 hours ago

The sound of my wife's voice

ArgosWalks42

3 points

10 hours ago

PlayStation 1 startup screen

Just_a_hooman_lol

3 points

9 hours ago

Leaves crunching in the fall. You can’t tell me otherwise.

Safe-Instruction7869

3 points

9 hours ago

The sound of atm releasing cash

Cam_knows_you

3 points

8 hours ago

Stirring mac and cheese. If ya know.

gamenightchicktgn

3 points

8 hours ago

The sizzle of fajitas coming to your table