Verbs Expressing Sounds - Sounds of Nature.
Thunder crashes at first, then rolls and rumbles till it dies away.
Wind howls and whistles and roars.
Rain patters on the roof and drips from the eaves. Sometimes the rain comes rushing with a swish.
Fire crackles and the flames of a great fire roar.
Fire also fizzles out; so do damp fireworks.
Leaves rustle.
Streams babble or purl.
We speak of rippling waves.