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Human Sound Effects

Breaths, sighs, screams, coughs, sneezes, yawns and eating sounds from one person, with no words. 17 sound collections · 60 free CC0 sounds — open a collection to preview every variation and download MP3/WAV.

Sounds a single body makes without speaking: breaths before and after effort, sighs, gasps, screams, coughs, sneezes, yawns, snores, laughs, and the bites, chews and swallows of eating. Every file is AI-generated and wordless, so no performer's voice or line of dialogue comes with it.

Apple Bite

2 variations · 3.0s · CC0

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Cucumber Bite

2 variations · 3.0s · CC0

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Deep Inhale

2 variations · 2.5s · CC0

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Dry Swallow

2 variations · 2.5s · CC0

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Exhale

2 variations · 2.5s · CC0

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Falling Scream

2 variations · 2.5s · CC0

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Male Pain Scream

2 variations · 2.5s · CC0

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Natural Fart

2 variations · 2.5s · CC0

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Nervous Breathing

2 variations · 2.5s · CC0

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Post-Scream Gasp

2 variations · 2.5s · CC0

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Post-Yawn Exhale

2 variations · 2.5s · CC0

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Potato Chip Crunch

2 variations · 3.0s · CC0

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Pre-Sneeze Intake

2 variations · 2.5s · CC0

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Single Sneeze

2 variations · 2.5s · CC0

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Single Sniffle

2 variations · 1.0s · CC0

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Single Swallow

2 variations · 3.0s · CC0

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Yawn

2 variations · 2.5s · CC0

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More one-off sounds

How to choose human sound effects

Match the breath to the moment: a sharp inhale leads into action, a long exhale closes it. Screams and grunts carry emotion, so audition them against the character on screen before committing. Eating sounds sit close to the microphone; lower them a few decibels under dialogue so they read as detail rather than distraction.

Where these sounds work best

  • character reactions in games
  • breathing and effort in action scenes
  • comedy beats and cartoons
  • eating and cooking videos

Frequently asked questions

Do these contain words or a real person's voice?
No. They are generated nonverbal sounds: breaths, reactions and body noises with no intelligible speech, so there is no dialogue to translate and no performer to credit.
Can I layer a breath under an existing voice line?
Yes. Place the inhale just before the line starts and keep it 6–10dB below the voice. CC0 lets you trim, pitch and combine the files however the scene needs.

Every sound in this category is CC0 1.0 public domain — free for commercial use, no attribution required. See the full license terms.