Written Sound
Onomatopoeia Dictionary
Words that sound like the thing they mean: Imitative words. From the Greek "onoma" (name) and "poiein" (to make)
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bum! brrum! brrrumble!!!!

Sound of a big bass drum. From the children's book Squeak, rumble, Whomp Whomp Womp. Wynton Marsalis & Paul Rogers, 2012 Candlewick Press

music

Chrrrick chrrrick chrrrick chrrrrick

Putting butter on toast with a knife. From the children's book Squeak, rumble, Whomp Whomp Womp. Wynton Marsalis & Paul Rogers, 2012 Candlewick Press

metal eat_drink

grumble

to mutter in discontent

human

grump

to growl, rumble. Grumpy: surly tempered, making inarticulate noises betokening displeasure

human

rumble

to make a low heavy continuous sound

misc crack

Tlick - Tlock Tlick - Tlock

Sound of a ticking clock (Squeak, rumble, Whomp Whomp Womp. Wynton Marsalis & Paul Rogers, 2012

metal clock

tluck....tlock

The sound of a leaking faucet (Squeak, rumble, Whomp Whomp Womp. Wynton Marsalis & Paul Rogers, 2012)

liquid metal water bath tub

Tluuck tluck tlawck tlock tlaack tlack tlick!

Sound of a pizzicato violin (Squeak, rumble, Whomp Whomp Womp. Wynton Marsalis & Paul Rogers, 2012


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