Sensory Writing Word Bank

Sensory Writing 

Sensory writing uses descriptive words that are linked to the five senses (taste, touch, sight, smell, sounds) to paint a picture with one's language. It enables you and your reader to experience your thoughts and ideas on an imaginative, creative level as if they were sharing those thoughts or experiences with you. 

Sounds Words:

banging barking bawling blaring booming buzzing chattering chiming chirping cooing coughing crackling crashing croaking crunching crying dripping exploding fizzing gasping giggling growling grunting gurgling hissing hushing laughing mumbling muttering piercing quiet rapping rasping rattling ringing rumbling rustling scratching screaming screeching singing slamming shouting silent snoring splashing stuttering tinkling wheezing whooping

Touch Words:

abrasive biting boiling bubbly bulky bumpy burning clammy coarse cool crisp cushioned damp drenched feathery fine fluffy foamy freezing furry fuzzy glassy greasy gritty gushy hairy heavy hot humid lacy leathery light lukewarm metallic mushy numbing oily rocky sandy scalding scorching shaggy silky slimy slippery sloppy smooth spongy steamy sticky tangled tender thick tough velvety warm

Taste and Smell Words:

acid acidic alkaline aromatic biting bitter bland burnt buttery cold earthy floury flowery fresh fruity garlicky hearty hot lemony medicinal minty moist moldy musty oily perfumed pickled piney pungent raw rich rotten salty scented sharp sour spicy stagnant sweaty sweet tangy tasteless tough vile vinegar

Sight Words:

agile blinding blurred brilliant bright brightness canary cloudy colorless dim dingy faded faint flat gleaming glistening glittering gloomy grimy hazy long luminous misty narrow oval round shadowy shallow shiny slim smeared sparkling square streaked striped sudsy tarnished tottering trampled translucent twinkling variegated

Colour Words:

Whites  - cream ivory pearl 

Reds - cherry coral crimson 

Pink - rose ruby salmon scarlet vermillion 

Oranges - apricot copper peach rust tangerine 

Greens - emerald lime forest olive 

Browns - bronze chocolate cinnamon hazel khaki tan 

Blues - sapphire turquoise midnight 

Yellows - amber canary gold lemon 

Purples - lavender lilac magenta plum 

Blacks - raven slate ebony