![]() Pling: Sound created by plucking a harp’s string.Plash: A splash which is of smaller degree, results into such kind of noise.Ping: The sound produced by a small plastic ball.Mumble: The term, mumble is used in reference with sound produced while speaking under breath. ![]() Meow: This kind of sound is produced by a cat.Munch: The munching sound is produced while a person is chewing with closed mouth.Lick: The sound produced when dogs kiss.Lap: This kind of sound is produced when a dog is drinking a liquid.Kick: Sound produced when a foot is used like a weapon.Jangle: Playing a guitar creates this kind of sound.Jab: The act of stabbing in a quick manner produces this sound.Itch: Scratching activity of a dog is indicated by the sound of ‘itch’.Hiss: Sound produced by a snake or cat.Honk: The sound produced by horns of vehicles.Gulp: Sound produced as a result of swallowing air.Gasp: Sound of air intake, which results from feelings like surprise.Gargle: Sound produced with liquid in the back of throat/mouth.Grunt: Disapproval about a certain thing is indicated with this sound.Groan: Sound produced by an overworked machine/engine.Fisst: This kind of sound can be heard when a tire loses air.Flitter: Sound of the wings of butterflies is indicated by this word.Fizz: Sound produced at the time of opening a soda bottle.Ding Dong: Sound produced by a doorbell.Clatter: Dropping objects produce this kind of sound.Chirp: General perception of the sound produced by birds.Variety of items/objects produce the sound, ‘click’ Creak: It is the sound produced when a particular object is under pressure.Boing: The sound is used in reference with bounce or spring.Bubble: The expression is used to indicate the release of air from water.Boom: This word is used in reference with sound of an explosion.Bang: The sound is associated with that of gunshot.Argh: This word/sound is used in reference with an exclamatory expression resulting from frustration.The good onomatopoeia words list presented below includes those terms of common usage. Nowadays, words like imitation and echoism also are used as alternatives for this literary device. The word onomatopoeia can be broken down into onoma (name) and poiein (to make). This word was derived from the Latin, onomatopoiia and then incorporated in English. The English word, onomatopoeia has a Greek origin. ![]() Let us have a look at some of these words used in English language through information presented below. Therefore, it is difficult to create a common list of onomatopoetic words. An example of this difference is the perception of sound of clock as ‘tick tock’ in England/English and ‘katchin katchin’ in Japan/Japanese. The onomatopoeia words even if they arise from a common origin, may not be common to different languages in the world. Some of the examples are ‘meow’, ‘roar’, ‘oink’, etc. ![]() We all are aware of onomatopoeia words associated with sounds of animals. To be precise, the property of such, different types of sounds is referred to by the word onomatopoeia. This figure of speech is commonly used in literary works. A figure of speech that suggests or imitates the origin of a particular sound is known as onomatopoeia.
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