Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates or suggests a natural sound; it resembles the sound or noise it depicts, e.g., oink, meow. These words greatly assist writers when describing the sounds for actions in both stories and poems.
Example of Onomatopoeia
We have over 240 onomatopoeias listed below. The word, onomatopoeia, originated from the Greek language and means “name making.”
Examples of Onomatopoeia |
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| aaaaah | clang | hush | splash |
| ah choo | clank | jabber | splat |
| ahem | clap | jangle | splish-splash |
| arf arf | clash | jingle | sploosh |
| argh | clatter | ka-blam | splutter |
| aw | click | kerchoo | sputter |
| baa | clickity clack | kerplunk | squeak |
| ba-da-bam | clink | klomp | squeal |
| ba-da-bing | clip clop | knock | squish |
| bah | clomp | knock-knock | stomp |
| bam | cluck | lisp | swish |
| bang | conk | lub-dub | swoosh |
| bang-bang | coo | meow | szhoom |
| bark | crack | mew | thrum |
| bash | crackle | moan | thud |
| bawl | crackling | moo | thump |
| bay | crash | mumble | thwap |
| beep | creak | murmur | tick tock |
| beep-beep | crinkle | neigh | tinkle |
| belch | croak | oink | tom tom |
| bing | crunch | oops | toot |
| bing-bong | cuckoo | ooze | twang |
| blab | ding dong | ouch | tweet |
| blabber | ding-a-ling | patter | |
| blare | ding-ding | peal | varoom |
| blast | drip | peep | va-va-voom |
| blather | drone | phew | wahoo |
| bleat | drop | ping | wail |
| bleep | dum-dum- da-dum |
pitter patter | whack |
| bling | eek | plink | wham |
| blink | fizz | plop | whang |
| blop | fizz fizz | plop, plop, fizz, fizz |
wheeze |
| blubber | flap | pop | whimper |
| blurt | flip flop | pow | whine |
| boing | flump | puff | whir |
| bong | flutter | puff puff | whirr |
| bonk | giggle | purr | whish |
| boo | glub-glub | puttputt | whiz |
| boo-hoo | gong | quack | whoo whoo |
| boom | goosh | rat a tat | whoop |
| boom-boom-bang | grate | rattle | whoopee |
| bow-wow | grind | ring | whoosh |
| braap | groan | ring-a-ling | woof woof |
| bray | growl | rip | wop |
| brrrrh | grunt | roar | wow |
| brrrring | guffaw | rumble | wowee |
| bump | gurgle | rush | yahoo |
| burble | gush | rustle | yech |
| burp | hahaha | screech | yelp |
| bur-ring | harrumph | shriek | yikes |
| buzz | hee haw | sigh | yip |
| caw | hiccup | sizzle | yippity yap |
| cheep | hiss | slop | yuck |
| chirp | ho-hum | slurp | yum |
| chirrup | honk | slush | yum-yum |
| chitter | hoot | smack | zap |
| chomp | howl | smash | zing |
| choo choo | huff | snap | zip |
| chug | huff ‘n puff | sniff | zonk |
| chug chug | hum | sniffle | zoom |
| chuga-chuga | hurrah | snort | zzzzzzzzz |
Source Fry, E.B., Ph.D. & Kress, J.E., Ed.D. (2006). The Reading Teacher’s Book of Lists 5th Edition. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass.
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