rap
to strike, esp. with a quick, smart, or light blow
ringing
ringáing /_riNGiNG/Adjective Having or emitting a clear resonant sound: “a ringing voice”.
raspberry
short for raspberry tart, rhyming slang for fart: a sound of contempt made by protruding the tongue between the lips and expelling …
rinky-dink
banjo music
raspy
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound.
rip
rip /rip/ VerbTear or pull (something) quickly or forcibly away from something or someone. NounA long tear or cut.
rataplan
Word imitating the sound of the side-drum and used for music pieces, especially in opera, of a military-march character.
ratatatat / rat-a-tat / bratat
sharp rapping sound repeated, often a machine gun
ratchet
ratcháet /_raCHit/ NounA device consisting of a bar or wheel with a set of angled teeth in which a pawl, cog, or …
rattle
ratátle /_ratl/ VerbMake a rapid succession of short, sharp knocking sounds, typically as a result of being shaken and striking repeatedly against …