This alphabetical word list includes a variety of sounds commonly heard in the office.
A
Alarm beeping
Announcement chime
B
Background chatter
Binder clips snapping
Book pages turning
Breathing
C
Click of a mouse
Coffee brewing
Computer booting
Computer error sound
Computer keyboard typing
Conference call beeping
D
Door opening
Door slamming
E
Elevator ding
Elevator doors closing
F
Fax machine beeping
File cabinet opening
Footsteps
Fridge humming
G
Garbage can lid slamming
I
Inkjet printer printing
K
Keyboard shortcuts
L
Laptop fan whirring
Light switch clicking
M
Mouse clicking
N
Notepad ripping
O
Office chair squeaking
Office printer jamming
P
Paper being crumpled
Paper tearing
Papers shuffling
Pen cap clicking
People laughing
Phone ringing
Phone vibrating
Q
Quick conversation
R
Radio playing softly
Rubber bands snapping
S
Shuffling feet
Silence
Sipping coffee
Snapping fingers
Stapler clacking
Sticky note peeling
Stress ball squeezing
Swiveling chair
T
Table tapping
Tape dispenser clicking
Text message notification
Tissues rustling
Trash being emptied
U
USB stick inserting
V
Voice mail notification
W
Waiting music on hold
Whiteboard marker squeaking
Window blinds opening
Window closing
Writing with a pen
Y
Yawning
Z
Zipping a bag
Zoom notification sound