A soft tap followed by a scrape may suggest a beginning and a continuation. Swap their order and the pair can feel like a movement coming to a stop. This is a composition exercise, not a claim that either order has a fixed meaning.
Keep the comparison small
Use two quiet, harmless sounds you have recorded yourself without capturing other people’s conversations. Make sequence A then B, followed by B then A. Keep the gap and playback level comparable so that order is the main difference.
Describe the connection
Does one sequence feel more like a question, an interruption or a finish to you? Name the audible feature behind that impression: the abrupt onset, the longer tail or the contrast between textures. Another listener may hear a different gesture.
Save both versions with clear labels. Then try one further change, such as a longer pause, and compare it separately. Working with only two sounds makes the effect of arrangement easier to hear than adding many new ingredients every time the first attempt feels ordinary.