Breaking sound effects
Free CC0 breaking sound effects for games, apps, videos, and podcasts. 26 sounds.
Most downloaded breaking sounds
Rubber tires braking and squeaking on pavement from various vehicles·bike, brakes
Small glass sheet shattered with a rock·break, breaking
Glass bottle being smashed on the floor in a studio·a, against
Wooden door being forcefully kicked in with splintering wood·awesome, break
Shotgun being reloaded and fired with shell ejection sounds·blood, breaking
Glass being smashed and shattering into shards·breaking, broken
Glass window shattering with sharp breaking sounds·accident, break
Multiple glass panes breaking and falling in sequence·breaking, falling
Sound of a stone crashing through a glass window·breaking, crashing
Short urgent jingle for a breaking news flash broadcast·breaking, flah
Single car crash with breaking glass and screeching tires·breaking, car
Rocks, bricks, and stones falling, rolling, and breaking·break, breaking
Glass cup being broken and shattering·breaking, broken
Breaking through a window with crashing glass·break, breaking
Body dropping onto wooden floor with snapping impact·body, break
A sound of a knife being quickly inserted into a target.·blood, body
The sound of bones snapping, great for dramatic or horror effects.·body, bone
Clean recording of large waves breaking on a sandy beach at night with minimal wind noise.·ambience, ambient
Recording of large waves breaking on the coast beyond Bournemouth, captured from a cliff top at night.·ambience, ambient
Organic ice cracking and creaking sounds·bones, break
The distinct sound of knuckles popping, great for adding realism to character movements.·bone, bones
A blend of crunching sounds that mimic bones breaking, useful for sound design in action scenes.·bone, bones
Made by slamming on my desk for scene transitions or room entries.·bang, banging
Ocean waves crashing on rocks and cliffs in a small Portuguese village during wintertime.·ambience, atlantic
Waves breaking on rocks and cliffs in a picturesque Portuguese village during winter.·ambience, atlantic
Waves breaking against a concrete pier with splashing and salt spray. Recorded with surround microphones.·beach, breaking
Lots of Sounds API
Get breaking sounds from code
Search the full CC0 catalog from your app, game or AI agent with the REST API or the MCP server.
curl
curl -G https://api.lotsofsounds.com/api/v1/sounds \
-H "x-api-key: $LOS_API_KEY" \
--data-urlencode "tags=breaking" \
--data-urlencode "limit=10"Questions
- What are breaking sounds used for?
- Breaking sounds are commonly used in apps, games, videos, podcasts, and interactive media projects.
- Can I use these sounds commercially?
- Yes. Every sound is CC0: free for personal and commercial use, with no attribution required. A credit link to lotsofsounds.com is appreciated but optional.
- How do I download a sound?
- Open any sound to preview it for free. Sign in to a Lots of Sounds account to download MP3 files.