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Q&A How to describe sound? [closed]

I have this scene in my novel that I'm trying to write. There is this character who is on the boat, rowing. I don't know how to describe the sound of the oar touching the water as he paddles. The ...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Narciso Samelo III‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T08:38:31Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/35587
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Narciso Samelo III‭ · 2019-12-08T08:38:31Z (almost 5 years ago)
I have this scene in my novel that I'm trying to write. There is this character who is on the boat, rowing. I don't know how to describe the sound of the oar touching the water as he paddles.

The sound that I want to be described is in this link:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU3at7LznS4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU3at7LznS4)

P.S. This is my first question on this site and I am a terrible writer. But I am trying to improve every day.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-04-27T06:35:36Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 4