Sentences with phrase «faint sound»

Listening closely, you hear faint sounds of the city awakening across the Nile.

Since it is a moving noise and happens at a relatively high speed it will probably be a very faint sound when the car is on blocks (and may not occur at all if it requires a loaded suspension).

On the chip's surface, which is cooled to near absolute zero -LRB--- 459 degrees Fahrenheit) to eliminate thermal vibrations, two tiny aluminum cones connected by an electric field generate extremely faint sound waves that bounce back and forth.

Faint sounds in every direction, each beautiful in their own distinct way.

Only the barking of the family dog, the neighing of the horse, or the cries of the children broke the silence of the woods, and a few hundred yards beyond the cabin clearing these faint sounds of civilization could no longer be heard.

And right here, at the big copper beech tree that marked the entrance to the thicket, my plans went awry, for I discovered that the faint sound of sneakers I thought I had heard was my next - youngest brother Peter, who stood there panting, ready to resume our sprint through the woods to Mass..

As I was walking by the meat market I heard a faint sound... hey you over here....

For example, if you're listening to the rain, you can add thunder, or if you're listening to the ocean, you can add the faint sound of seagulls.

During Trump's speech, the faint sounds of protesters could be heard in the distance banging drums.

At such curved structures, known as acoustic whispering galleries, a person standing near one part of the wall easily hears a faint sound originating at any other part of the wall.

But when the sound is unknown, we can not tell whether we are hearing a faint sound close by or a louder sound further away.

A dark - matter particle entering a piece of ordinary solid matter might, on rare occasion, hit an atom, make it vibrate, and create a faint sound.

She is grumpilcious (I swear I just felt the air whiz by my ear and the faint sound of a «thwack»).

I ignored it at first because it was a faint sound and thought there was no way a $ 500 coat would rip.

You can almost hear the faint sound of another character from another movie plaintively whispering, «They shoot horses, don't they?»

The faint sounds of TV broadcasts coming from open doors, children playing around nearby picnic tables, and other ambience do as much to establish the specificity of the setting as the images, and these effects are as clear in the mix as the foregrounded dialogue.

The only clue: Earlier in the day, the girls were seen playing around a camper van parked in front of a vacant house down the road, the faint sound of a radio suggesting that someone was inside, patiently watching.

The opening shot of the new polished compressor is accompanied by a typical supercharger whine, with only the faint sound of angry V8 exhaust noise in the background it sounds decidedly eerie.

Through every room ran the faint sound of Oceanos» river, source of the world's fresh waters, so dark you could not tell where it ended and the rock - bed began.

Again the helicopter hovered somewhere nearby; again the faint sounds of demonstrators carried on the cold air.

On the river there will be rowboats — the faint sound of blades smacking and cutting at the water, the creak of hull and oarlock, the call of boys.

It was a warm afternoon when the faint sound of thunder rumbled in the distance.

The ears are, preferably, small, pricked and set well apart, ready to capture the faintest sounds.

The small ears are flexible, placed high and erect so to capture the faintest sounds.

Pair the faint sound of a gunshot with a delicious treat — as soon as she notices the sound, praise and toss her a hot dog.

It is believed that the ancestors of both canine and feline breeds have evolved their hearing acuity to enable them to listen to the faintest sounds created by small prey.

A catnap is generally a light snooze — even the faintest sound can wake your kitty.

Surrounded by lush forests and the faint sound of insects and animals, the three days that we spent in the Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve is one of my favorite experiences to date.

The faint sound of dripping water from an unknown source was echoing against the filthy, mold covered walls.

Eyelashes fluttering at you from the south side of a potato field as the smell of seaweed permeates your nostrils and the faint sound of a tractor passes in the distance.

Once again you can block incoming attacks, but that takes a backseat to a well - timed dodge, which also allows for a counter attack if timed correctly, possibly accompanied by a faint sound of satisfaction from the player.

Standing on a rooftop watching the sun set over the fictional city of Harran, as the faint sounds of zombies circling below you become increasingly agitated with the fading light, only to give way to a fury of bloodcurdling screams as night touches ground.

Marking its first appearance in the U.S. in nearly two decades is the six - channel video installation titled It's late It's late and the wind carries a faint sound as it moves through the trees.