All Onomatopoeia Words are Underlined and Written in Italic

1 - Cock-a-doodle-do, crowed the rooster. 2 - The clock goes ticktock. 3 - The cow says moo all day long. 4 - With the click of a mouse I can open another window on my computer. 5 - The duck quacked at the bird. 6 - Zip up your pants. 7 - The birds like to tweet outside my window. 8 - Don't belch so loud. 9 - I was so cold my teeth were chattering. 10 - I heard the bees buzzing.

MORE WORDS: blurt, crackle,

11 - Don't beep that horn again. 12 - Phew, that stinks. 13 - I love to sniff a good smelling flower 14 - The pig squealed. 15 - I love chrunchy potatoe chips. 16 - Drip, drip, drip, went the faucet all day long. 17 - Baa, baa whaled the sheep. 18 - Everyone in the room snapped their fingers to the music. 19 - Don't bump your head on the door. 20 - The fireworks at the parade made a loud boom!

MORE WORDS: slash, whack

21 - The birds were fluttering their wings. 22 - Yikes! I almost fell off my skateboard. 23 - Mom said, "don't plop on the sofa". 24 - I love to hear my cat purr. 25 - Poof! The magician made the rabbit disappear. 26 - The pipes rattled in the basement. 27 - I heard the tires schreech as he tried to put on brakes. 28 - The fire crackled as it kept us warm from the fireplace.

29 - The steaks sizzled on the grill. 30 - We heard the lion roar.

MORE WORDS: bleep, clop

31 - Clap your hands a little louder. 32 - Don't bam on that table again. 33 - If the dog barks again take him outside. 34 - The water bubbled up from the sink. 35 - Eek ! I saw a mouse. 36 - The symbals gave a clink and a clang as we marched with the band. 37 - Thump him on the head to get his attention. 38 - I heard the whizz of the ball as he hit a home run. 39 - My teacher told me to shoosh , because I was making too much noise. 40 - I heard a knock at the door.

MORE WORDS: bow-wow, choo-choo

41 - The murmur of his words were barely audible. 42 - Zing, went the violin strings. 43 - Did he slash the tires? 44 - Tsk,tsk,tsk, what a bad decision that was. 45 - The door creaked as the wind blew it shut. 46 - The owl hooted as it sat in the tree. 47 - Grandma loves to hear the pitter-patter of little feet around the house. 48 - I love to splash in the water. 49 - The rustle of the leaves reminds me March winds are here. 50 - Hum me an old favorite tune.

MORE WORDS: clack, whirr

51 - My son swooshed the basketball into the net. 52 - Ding went the bell as it fell on the floor. 53 - Did your child flush the toilet? 54 - He let out a loud whoop at the graduation ceremony. 55 - Ugh, that cough syrup tastes nasty. 56 - And phew, it smells bad too.

57 - Huh? Could you speak up . 58 - She loved to jangle her bracelets. 59 - When I click my tongue, it makes a clucking sound. 60 - The birds in the tree went cheep, cheep, cheep until they were fed.

MORE WORDS: bash, clank

61 - "Bah, hum bug", the old miser would say. 62 - The medicine desolved as it fizzed in the glass. 63 - Ouch! You steped on my toe. 64 - The twang of the banjo string hurt my ears. 65 - I don't like it when a dog growls at me. 66 - Ahem. Could we have your attention please? 67 - Please whisper while you are in the library. 68 - The baby gurgled his milk. 69 - You scared me when you shouted, "boo" 70 - .He whipped out his stick.

MORE WORDS: wheeze, whine

71 - My dog says woof four times when he wants to play ball 72 - That dog barks too loud. 73 - Michelle likes to slurp her drinks. 74 - The snort of the hog was aweful. 75 - He can neigh just like a horse. 76 - He mumbled his words 77 - Ow! That hurt. 78 - Shuffle the cards again. 79 - My dog likes to squelch bugs. 80 - As she sat in the chair, kerplunk it broke.

MORE WORDS: clink, whinny

81 - Drink some water to help stop your hiccups. 82 - The champagne tickled her nose and made her giggle. 83 - The engine went vroom as he speeded down the raceway 84 - Everytime I took a step, the heel on my shoe went flip-flop.

85 - We take tap dance lessons. 86 - The paint splattered on his suit. 87 - I listened for the ribbit of the frog last night. 88 - She popped the balloon with a pin 89 - The snakes hissed as we walked by the cage. 90 - She moaned and cried for a long time.

MORE WORDS: tinkle, zap

91 - I like to gargle with my favorite mouthwash each morning. 92- The water gushed out of the hole. 93 - I'm tired of her yapping at us all day. 94 - Gobble, gobble, said the turkey. 95 - The ding dong of the doorbell is not loud enough. 96 - We heard the tlot-tlot of the horses hoofs. 97 - I squashed the banana. 98 - The wolf howled at the moon. 99 - My favorite advertising jingle is "Snap, Crackle, Pop, Rice Krispies". 100 - Achoo! God bless you. Do you know of anymore onomatopoeia words? If so please let us know. Also let me know if this hub was helpful to you. Thanks for looking.

5 Examples of Onomatopoeia
The concept of onomatopoeia words can be difficult to understand without examples. Examples give you the chance to better understand the onomatopoeia concept and to see and sound out actual words. This article lists five categories of onomatopoeic words with several examples of each. The list includes words with letter combinations that are commonly used to represent certain sounds. It isnt an exhaustive list of onomatopoeic words, but its a good start to understand the onomatopoeia concept.

Common Onomatopoeia Letter Combinations

Many times, you can tell what an onomatopoeic word is describing based on letter combinations contained within the word. These combinations usually come at the beginning, but a few also come at the end. The following examples have been grouped according to how they are used.

1. Words Related to Water These words often begin with sp- or dr-. Words that indicate a small amount of liquid often end in -le (sprinkle/drizzle). splash spray sprinkle drip drizzle

An onomatopoeia poem by Lee Emmett of Australia also illustrates many onomatopoeia related to water: water plops into pond splish-splash downhill warbling magpies in tree trilling, melodic thrill

whoosh, passing breeze flags flutter and flap frog croaks, bird whistles babbling bubbles from tap 2. Words Related to the Voice Sounds that come from the back of the throat tend to start with a gr- sound whereas sounds that come out of the mouth through the lips, tongue and teeth begin with mu-. giggle growl grunt gurgle mumble murmur bawl belch chatter blurt

3. Words Related to Collisions Collisions can occur between any two or more objects. Sounds that begin with cl- usually indicate collisions between metal or glass objects, and words that end in -ng are sounds that resonate. Words that begin with th- usually describe dull sounds like soft but heavy things hitting wood or earth. bam bang clang clank

clap clatter click clink ding jingle screech slap thud thump

4. Words Related to Air Because air doesnt really make a sound unless it blows through something, these words describe the sounds of air blowing through things or of things rushing through the air. 'Whisper' is on this list and not the voice list because we do not use our voices to whisper. We only use the air from our lungs and the position of our teeth, lips and tongues to form audible words. flutter whoosh whizz whip whisper

5. Animal Sounds If youve spent significant amounts of time with people from other countries, you know that animals speak different languages too. Depending on where a chicken is from, for example, she might cluck-cluck, bok-bok, tok-tok, kot-kot or cotcotcodet. In the United States, however, animals speak English: arf baa bark bray buzz cheep chirp chortle cluck cock-a-doodle-doo cuckoo hiss meow moo neigh oink purr quack ribbit tweet warble

6. Miscellaneous Examples Onomatopoeia can also be found in literature, songs and advertisements as well. Consider the following examples of onomatopoeia:

 "Chug, chug, chug. Puff, puff, puff. Ding-dong, ding-dong. The little train rumbled over the tracks."("Watty Piper" [Arnold Munk], The Little Engine That Could) "Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is." (slogan of Alka Seltzer, U.S.) "Onomatopoeia every time I see ya My senses tell me hubba And I just can't disagree. I get a feeling in my heart that I can't describe. . .

It's sort of whack, whir, wheeze, whine Sputter, splat, squirt, scrape Clink, clank, clunk, clatter Crash, bang, beep, buzz Ring, rip, roar, retch Twang, toot, tinkle, thud Pop, plop, plunk, pow Snort, snuck, sniff, smack Screech, splash, squish, squeak Jingle, rattle, squeal, boing Honk, hoot, hack, belch." (Todd Rundgren, "Onomatopoeia")

What Is Onomatopoeia?
The word 'onomatopoeia' comes from the combination of two Greek words, one meaning 'name' and the other meaning 'I make,' so onomatopoeia literally means 'the name (or sound) I make.' That is to say that the word means nothing more than the sound it makes. 'Boing,' for example, means nothing more than what it sounds like. It is only a sound effect. Many onomatopoeic words have come to mean other things related to the sounds they make. 'Slap,' for instance, not only means the sound that is made by skin hitting skin, but also the action of hitting someone (usually on the face) with an open hand. 'Rustle' is the sound of papers brushing together, but it also indicates the action of someone moving papers around and causing them to brush together, thus making this noise. And of course, 'twitter' is now much more than just the sound birds make.

Reviewing examples of onomatopoeia words and their various sound categories is an excellent way to learn to recognize and understand onomatopoeic words. Look for the patterns that almost always exist, and if you ever have a question about what an onomatopoeic word means, just ask yourself, 'What does it sound like?'

Animals: general
Verbs for animal sounds

A
ah uh ah uh sound of a dog panting. also: hu hu hu hu, hah-hah-hah, heh-heh-heh. (these were among the replies to a question posted on Yahoo answers) keywords animal arf dog vocalization. Also: woof, ruff, bow-wow, yap, yelp, howl, bark, bawl keywords animal aroo the sound made by a wolf, when howling keywords animal awk Sound uttered by a person choking. Also gak, argh, gasp keywords disease eat_drink pain human animal

B
baa sheep vocalization keywords animal babbler large family of bird species. Example: the gray-crowned babbler (Australia), also sometimes called the "yahoo", after one of its calls. The name babbler or chatterer may be because of the birds' continuous raucous babbling/chattering when in groups. about this bird keywords animal bird baraag elephant vocalization, trumpeting keywords animal bark verb for dog vocalization. also: arf, bay, woof, ruff, bow-wow, yap, yelp, howl, bawl

keywords animal bawl to cry out loudly and unrestrainedly. From baulare (Medieval Latin) or baula (Old Norse), imitative origin. keywords human animal bay dog vocalization (in the poem Lepanto by G. K. Chesterton: "... Don John's hunting, and his hounds have bayed ..." keywords animal beep bird , automobile horn, or computer generated tone. "Beep beep!" is also the signature call of the Road Runner character (a bird) in the Looney Tunes cartoons keywords animal bird automotive bellbird (Anthornis melanura) bird species found in New Zealand. Maori language name Korimako. The bellbird forms a significant component of the famed New Zealand dawn chorus of bird song that was much noted by early European settlers. It has a bell-like song. about this bird keywords animal bird bleat 1. to utter or play loudly or harshly, 2. the natural cry of a sheep, goat or calf 3. to talk complainingly or in a whining tone of voice keywords animal bob-white any of a genus (Colinus) of quail; especially : a popular game bird (C. virginianus) of eastern and central North America having mottled chiefly reddish-brown plumage keywords animal bird bobolink bird species named by their typical call. about this bird keywords animal bird boom 1. deep, hollow sound, explosion. also: blam, badaboom, baroom, kaboom, sssshblamm, kapow, 2. verb for the sound produced by the (male) bittern, a bird species, to attract the females and establish their territory. each male has a unique voice. the boom of the male bittern is the lowest-pitched and the most far-carrying song produced by any European bird. it is written as "oonk-a-lunk" or "punker-lunk" and can be heard up to 5 km away in the right weather conditions. about this bird keywords explosion animal bird borborygmus the rumbling sound produced by the movement of gas through the intestines of animals, including humans. Stomach growling. keywords eat_drink animal gas

bow-wow dog vocalization. Also: arf, woof, ruff, bow-wow, yap, yelp, howl, bark, bawl keywords animal bray to utter the characteristic loud harsh cry of a donkey keywords animal brekekekex, koax, koax (Ancient Greek) frog . Features in Aristophanes' comedy Batrachoi ("The Frogs", (405 BCE) - as translated by Matthew Dillon. The phrase was also used by Hans Christian Andersen, in the fairy tale Tommeliden ("Thumbelina", 1835) keywords animal bumblebee A bumblebee (also spelled as bumble bee) is any member of the bee genus Bombus, in the family Apidae. They are characterized by are characterised by black and yellow body hairs, often in bands. Etymonline: 1520s, replacing M.E. humbul-be, alt. by assoc. with M.E. bombeln "to boom, buzz," echoic, from PIE base *kem "to hum," echoic. keywords animal buzz 1. a sibilant humming sound, like a bee (also: bzzz, hum) 2. the sound of a buzzer 3. a confusion of activity and gossip, chatter, talk. Also used as a verb "the bees were buzzing", "he buzzed a servant" keywords human animal tone bzzz sound of a flying insect keywords animal

C
cackle 1. the sound made by a hen after laying an egg, 2. talking in a cackling manner, probably has partial imitative origin keywords human animal bird caterwaul to make a harsh cry (like a cat in heat) keywords animal caw bird , usually a raven or crow keywords animal bird chachalaca bird species name, see plain chachalaca keywords animal bird

chat to converse easily and familiarly. also a name for small birds, such as the warbler keywords human animal bird chatter quick repeated sounds (by birds or humans) keywords human animal bird chatterer 1. a person who chatters 2. common name for bird species, see babbler keywords animal bird cheep bird vocalization (nonspecific) keywords animal bird chickadee any of several small North American oscine birds (genus Poecile of the family Paridae) that are related to the titmice. about this bird keywords animal bird chiffchaff name of bird species, named by its song. about this bird keywords animal bird chirp bird vocalization (nonspecific) keywords animal bird chirr the short vibrant or trilled sound, characteristic of an insect (as a grasshopper or cicada) keywords animal chirrup 1. to utter a series of chirps, or to make clucking or clicking sounds with the lips, as in urging on a horse, 2. bird vocalization keywords animal bird chitter to twitter or chatter (high-pitched sounds), like a bird, or raccoon keywords animal bird chomp to chew or bite something keywords human eat_drink animal chough genus Pyrrhocorax of birds in the Corvidae (crow) family. now universally pronounced 'chuff'. However it probably originally rhymed with "how", as 'chow' is a reasonable representation of its

call (according to this website). link1 (white-winged chough), link2 (red-billed chough) keywords animal bird chuck-will's-widow (Caprimulgus carolinensis) nocturnal bird of the nightjar family Caprimulgidae, similar to the whippoor-will, found in the southeastern United States near swamps, rocky uplands, and pine woods. It migrates to the West Indies, Central America, and northwestern South America. voice: Call a loud "Chuck-will's-widow," with the first "chuck" being quiet and inaudible at a distance. about this bird keywords animal bird chukar The Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar) is a Eurasian upland gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. Their song is a noisy chuck-chuck-chukar-chukar from which the name is derived. More keywords animal bird clack 1. chatter, prattle 2. to make an abrupt striking sound or series of sounds, such as footsteps 3. cry of a bird , especially fowl. see also: cackle, cluck 4. Sound of a late 19th century gun being closed after loading, according to a reply to a yahoo!Answers post about the sound of old guns keywords animal bird weapon metal clang 1. loud ringing metallic sound 2. to clang, verb for harsh cry of a bird (as a crane or goose), 3. to clang, verb for the sound of fire bells (features in the poem "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe) keywords hard_hit animal bird metal click 1. slight sharp sound, eg. camera making a photo. 2. nonvocal suction sound in some languages, 3. to talk noisily or rapidly. The sound made by dolphins is also called "clicking". In the media: click it or ticket is the name and slogan of a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration campaign aimed at increasing the use of seat belts among young people in the United States. Also: "clunk click, every trip (click the seatbelt on after clunking the car door closed; UK campaign) and: "click, clack, front and back" (click, clack of connecting the seatbelts; AU campaign) keywords human animal automotive clip clop sound of a walking horse, also: klopp klopp klopp, clippity-clop, thubalup keywords animal clippity-clop / clippety-clop sound of galloping horse. also: thubalup keywords animal clitter to make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures, as of male insects such as crickets or grasshoppers keywords animal

cluck 1. bird : the peculiar sound of a brooding hen 2. To make a clicking sound with the tongue keywords animal bird cock-a-doodle-doo call of a rooster, usually in the morning keywords animal bird common poor-will (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae, the nightjars, found from British Columbia and southeastern Alberta, through the western United States to northern Mexico. Call: a loud "poor-will." about this bird keywords animal bird coo bird , characteristic note of doves and pigeons keywords animal bird cricket name of chirping insect, grasshopper keywords animal crack croak 1. frog , 2. to utter a deep hoarse cry keywords animal croaker Common name for Sciaenidae, a family of fish. Also called drums or hardheads for the repetitive throbbing or drumming sounds they make. The sounds are produced by the beating of abdominal muscles against the swim bladder. more keywords animal croon 1. To hum or sing softly. 2. To sing popular songs in a soft, sentimental manner. 3. (Scottish) To roar or bellow. Possibly of imitative origin. Originally "to bellow like a bull" as well as "to utter a low, murmuring sound" Etymonline keywords human music animal crow to utter the cry of a rooster keywords animal bird crunch 1. to chew with a noisy crackling sound, 2. to crush, grind, or tread noisily keywords human eat_drink animal crack cuckcoo cuckoo, bird species Cuculus Canorus, named by its cry. Also, a type of clock named after the bird. link1 (bird), link2 (clock)

keywords animal bird curlew any of various largely brownish chiefly migratory birds (especially genus Numenius) having long legs and a long slender down-curved bill and related to the sandpipers and snipes. name is imitative of the sound it makes. about this bird keywords animal bird currawong bird species name, see pied currawong keywords animal bird

D
dickcissel name of bird species (Spiza americana). small American seed-eating bird in the family Cardinalidae. voice: From an open perch in a field, this bird's song is a sharp "dick dick" followed by a buzzed "cissel", also transcribed as "skee-dlees chis chis chis" or "dick dick ciss ciss ciss". about this bird keywords animal bird dikdik small antelope that lives in the bushes of East Africa, Angola and Namibia. Dik-diks are named for the alarm calls of the females, which make a dik-dik, or zik-zik sound. In addition to the female's alarm call, both the male and female make a shrill whistling sound. keywords animal dook 1. sound of drinking from a bottle ('dook, dook, dook' as in webcomic Scary Go Round) 2. verb: to dook, clucking or chuckling sound made by ferrets when excited or happy. More about ferrets keywords animal drone male honeybee, probably of imitative origin keywords animal

E
eastern phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) small passerine bird. This tyrant flycatcher breeds in eastern North America, although its normal range does not include the southeastern coastal USA. It is migratory, wintering in the southernmost USA and Central America. Voice: Song is two rough, whistled notes, "fee-bee" with the second note rasping or with a stuttered, more whistly second note "fee-b-be-bee." Call note a clear chip. about this bird keywords animal bird eastern whipbird (Psophodes olivaceus) bird species found in eastern Australia. The Whipbirds' long "whip" call, one of the most characteristic sounds of the Australian bush, is performed as a duet. The male makes the

drawn out whip crack and the female usually follows quickly with a sharp "choo-choo". about this bird keywords animal bird eee-aaaah donkey , also: hee haw (verb: to bray) keywords animal eek eek 1. monkey, mouse or rat vocalization 2. sound of a squaky shoe (from "Mr. Brown can moo, can you?" by Dr. Seuss) 3. human exclamation uttered when scared or distressed keywords animal

F
finch name for a family of passerine birds (fringilla), whose call is often written as "fink fink", "pink pink", or "spink spink" about this bird. may be of imitiative origin keywords animal bird flap 1. a blow, 2. noise of a bird's wing in motion, 3. to strike with something flexible or broad keywords hard_hit animal bird movement flicker 1. to flutter, hover, vibrate 2. bird species name, see northern flicker keywords animal bird crack flutter 1. to flap wings rapidly, 2. to float to and fro keywords animal bird movement liquid freh, freh, freh sound of an animal (particularly a dog/wolf/coyote) shaking water off its fur ("Borreguita and the Coyote: A Tale from Ayutla, Mexico", by Verna Aardema) keywords animal liquid

G
gag to choke keywords human disease eat_drink animal gaggle the chatter or cackle of geese keywords animal bird gecko

name of lizard species, comes from Malay word "gekoq", imitiative of its call. (More about geckos) keywords animal gibber(ish) 1. to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and often foolishly (imitative origin), 2. according to this wikipedia entry, it is also a verb for the sound made by apes/monkeys (as in "while dogs bark, monkeys gibber") keywords human animal gnash to strike teeth together keywords human animal gnaw to bite persistently keywords human eat_drink animal gobble bird vocalization, typically a turkey keywords animal bird gray-winged trumpeter (Psophia crepitans) bird species found in South America, whose song is a low humming, but its call, as its name suggests, is a very loud JEEK or honking TZAAK, which may be the reason for the name "trumpeter". This bird is kept as a pet by Amerindians, since it is easily tamed, hunts snakes, and is a very efficient sentinel, with its unmissable alarm call. about this bird keywords animal bird great kiskadee passerine bird (Pitangus sulphuratus) found in southern Texas and middle and south america. this bird is a flycatcher. the voice is described by some sources as dee-kis-ka-dee, by others as BEE-teeWEE. The latter gives the bird its name in different languages and countries: In Brazilian Portuguese the birds name is bem-te-vi, or bien-te-veo (spanish) meaning ("I've spotted you!"). In El Salvador the bird is known as Cristofue, and in Paraguay as pitogue. In French it is called tyran quiquivi. link1, link2, video keywords animal bird growl a low, guttural, menacing sound made by an animal, such as a bear keywords animal grunt pig vocalization, the deep short sound characteristic of a hog keywords human animal gurrhr cry of a cat, as used in James Joyce's Ulysses keywords animal

H
honk 1. bird vocalization (e.g. goose), 2. car-horn keywords animal bird automotive hoo hoo bird vocalization: the cry of an owl, also: hoot, tu-whu, terwit terwoo, whit woo, twit twoo keywords animal bird hoo hoo hoo hoo 1. monkey vocalization, also: ook, hoo hoo hoo hoo, oo oo oo, 2. the sound of wind, 3. the sound of a ghost (2 and 3: in the poem "The congo" by Vachel Lindsay "...Like the wind. Hoo, Hoo, Hoo. Listen to the yell of Leopold's ghost..." keywords animal weather hoopoe name of bird species. imitative origin, but the hoopoe's call is actually a trisyllabic "oop-oop-oop". link (video) keywords animal bird hoot bird vocalization, usually the cry of an owl. also: hoo hoo, tu-whu, terwit terwoo, whit woo keywords animal bird houyhnhnm Pronounced "Whin-ems," like a horse's whinny, the Houyhnhnm are a race of intelligent horses in book 4 of Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels keywords animal misc howl prolonged, doleful cry, typically of a wolf, but can be human or monkey too. keywords animal human howler monkey Howler monkeys are widely considered to be the loudest land animal. The main vocals consist of loud, deep guttural growls or "howls". Their vocalizations can be heard from 3 miles (4.8 km) away. It is hypothesized that the function of howling relates to intergroup spacing and territory protection, as well as possibly mate-guarding. more keywords animal hrrooonnh this is one of several suggestions in response to the question of how to write the sound of a bull, on wiki-answers. also: muuhhhrrr, rrrruuuurrrr, moo, low, huuuooohar. if you need a verb: bulls "bellow" (not directly imitative) keywords animal huff sound of exhaling, blowing, puffing

keywords animal gas hum 1. to make a low inarticulate murmuring sound, sometimes making a melody "to hum a tune", 2. a verb for the sound that bees and hummingbirds make (eg. "the dog barks, the bee hums"), also: buzz keywords animal music hummingbird Hummingbirds are birds that comprise the family Trochilidae. They are among the smallest of birds. They can hover in mid-air and fly backwards, Their English name derives from the characteristic hum made by their rapid wing beats. more keywords animal bird huuuooohar this is one of several suggestions in response to the question of how to write the sound of a bull, on wiki-answers. also: rrrruuuurrrr, moo, low, hrrooonnh, muuhhhrrr. if you need a verb: bulls "bellow" (not directly imitative) keywords animal huuuuuuuuuugh cry of a hippopotamus keywords animal

J
jump to move or be moved off the ground. Possibly imitative of the sound of feet coming into contact with ground when landing keywords animal movement

K
Kaaahhkkk Sound of a cat coughing up a hairball keywords animal eat_drink disease cat katydid insect family also known as bush-cricket, long-horned grasshopper, named for the sound produced by the male (north american species) keywords animal kea (Nestor notabilis) name of a parrot species found in the mountains of New Zealand. Raucous cries of "keeaa" often give away the presence of these highly social and inquisitive birds. about this bird keywords animal bird killdeer bird species named by their typical call

keywords animal bird kite old english name for bird of prey, usually a small hawk - probably imitative of its shrill plaintive cry keywords animal bird kittiwake name for bird genus Rissa, two closely related seabird species in the gull family Laridae, the Blacklegged Kittiwake (R. tridactyla) and the Red-legged Kittiwake (R. brevirostris). The name is derived from its call, a shrill "kittee-wa-aaake, kitte-wa-aaake" keywords animal bird klopp klopp klopp sound of a horse, walking (from "Mr. Brown can moo, can you?" by Dr. Seuss) keywords animal knot bird species, see red knot keywords animal bird kut-kut-kut sound of a hen, clucking ("Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales from Africa", by Verna Aardema) keywords animal bird

L
lap to drink, lick with the tongue keywords human animal liquid low cattle vocalization keywords animal

M
meow cat vocalization keywords animal mew cat vocalization keywords animal mkgnao / mrkgnao / mrkrgnao cry of a cat, as used in James Joyce's Ulysses keywords animal

moo cow vocalization keywords animal mopoke bird species also called Morepork, in Australia, two bird species known elsewhere as the tawny frogmouthabout this bird keywords animal bird morepork bird species also called mopoke or frogmouth keywords animal bird mrow cat vocalization keywords animal mrrrrgggggllll sound made by murlocs (creatures in the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) World of Warcraft. also: mrclughluhlua, maagluuuuughhhhhh, mrglmrglmrglmrgl, aurrrrrrrrruuuuggguglugglugglugluguaa (according to players) keywords animal munch to chew steadily keywords human eat_drink animal muuhhhrrr this is one of several suggestions in response to the question of how to write the sound of a bull, on wiki-answers. also: rrrruuuurrrr, moo, low, hrrooonnh, huuuooohar. if you need a verb: bulls "bellow" (not directly imitative) keywords animal

N
naa goat vocalization keywords animal neigh the cry of a horse, also: whinny keywords animal northern flicker bird species name (Colaptes auratus). medium-sized member of the woodpecker family. It is native to most of North America, parts of Central America, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, is one of the few woodpecker species that migrates, and is the only woodpecker that commonly feeds on the ground. The song of the Northern Flicker is a loud wick wick wick wick or (according to some sources) a

squeaky flick-a, flick-a as in its name. about this bird keywords animal bird

O
oink the cry of a pig keywords animal om nom nom vocal sound produced while chewing big bites of something tasty in a hurry, like the way Sesame Street's cookie monster eats (end of clip). Here's another example keywords eat_drink animal oo oo oo monkey vocalization, also: ook, hoo hoo hoo hoo keywords animal ook monkey vocalization, also: hoo hoo hoo hoo keywords animal owooooah sound of a coyote howling ("Borreguita and the Coyote: A Tale from Ayutla, Mexico", by Verna Aardema) keywords animal

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pee-oo-wee bird species name, especially the eastern wood pewee. about this bird keywords animal bird peeper any of various tree frogs that peep shrilly, especially the spring peeper keywords animal pewee / peewee Any of eight species of birds of the genus Contopus (family Tyrannidae); it is named for its call, which is monotonously repeated from an open perch. In North America a sad, clear "pee-oo-wee" announces the presence of the eastern wood pewee (C. virens), while a blurry "peeurrr" is the call of the western wood pewee (C. sordidulus). about this bird keywords animal bird pewit / peewit subfamily of birds also called Lapwing. Also: any of several related plovers. about this bird keywords animal bird

phoebe (bird species) see eastern phoebe keywords animal bird pied currawong (Strepera graculina) large, mostly black bird, with a bright yellow eye, found in Australasia. voice: The main call is a loud "currawong", which gives the bird its name. Other frequent sounds include deep croaks and a wolf whistle about this bird keywords animal bird pip 1. to peep or chirp, as a chick does. 2. A short, high-pitched radio signal 3. pip-pip-pip: sound of footsteps ("Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales from Africa", by Verna Aardema) keywords animal bird movement plain chachalaca (Ortalis vetula) a large bird in the Cracidae family. The call is a loud, raucous RAW-pa-haw or chacha-LAW-ka, often by several birds in a rhytmical chorus. link1, video keywords animal bird prrr/purr sound produced by cats, when sociable keywords animal ptooey spitting out something solid such as a cherry pit ("Garfield", Jim Davis) keywords eat_drink animal purr/prr a sound produced by cats, when sociable keywords animal

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quack bird vocalization, cry of a duck keywords animal bird

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rattlesnake The word 'rattlesnake' is the words 'rattle' and 'snake' joined together. Rattlesnakes receive their name for the rattle located at the end of their tails. The rattle is used as a warning device when threatened. Rattlesnakes are a group of venomous snakes, genera Crotalus and Sistrurus. They belong to the subfamily of venomous snakes known as Crotalinae (pit vipers). keywords animal red knot

(Calidris canutus) is a medium sized shorebird. name may be imitative of the birds vocalization, sometimes described as a soft "knut", or a soft "quer-wer", though usually the bird is silent. link1, link2 keywords animal bird ribbit frog vocalization keywords animal roar 1. to utter a a full deep prolonged cry. Typical cry of a lion 2. loud boisterous laughter. roaring with laughter is in response to something absolutely hilarious keywords laughter animal rowr sound of deep prolonged cry ("Garfield", Jim Davis) keywords animal rrrruuuurrrr this is one of several suggestions in response to the question of how to write the sound of a bull, on wiki-answers. also: moo, low, hrrooonnh, huuuooohar, muuhhhrrr. if you need a verb: bulls "bellow" (not directly imitative) keywords animal

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scream to utter a shrill piercing cry. note: the vocalization of eagles is often called screaming, although according to this wikipedia article, Bald Eagles normally squeak and have a shrill cry, punctuated by grunts, and the scream that is found in films this is usually the call of a Red-tailed Hawk, dubbed into films for dramatic effect. keywords human animal screamer any of a group of South American bird species (Horned Screamer, Crested Screamer, and Blacknecked Screamer) with a loud high-pitched call, which may explain the name. about this bird keywords animal bird screech 1. a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror, 2. the high pitched sound the tires of a car make when it turns at high speed keywords human human pain animal engine automotive movement crack scritch a screech keywords human animal crack shoo interjection used especially in driving away an unwanted animal

keywords human animal shriek to utter a loud sharp cry, screech keywords human animal shuh, shuh, shuh sound of swimming ("Borreguita and the Coyote: A Tale from Ayutla, Mexico", by Verna Aardema) keywords human animal movement liquid skraaa bird vocalization keywords animal bird skraww bird vocalization keywords animal bird skreek cry of a rat keywords animal slobber to behave (feed) in a careless noisy fashion keywords human eat_drink animal slurp to make a sucking noise while eating or drinking keywords human eat_drink animal snarl to make an angry sound while showing teeth keywords animal sneeze to make an explosive noise to clear the nostrils, probably of imitative origin, see also atchoo keywords human disease animal sniff to draw air audibly up the nose especially for smelling keywords human eat_drink animal gas snore to snort, to make harsh noises through nose and mouth while sleeping keywords human animal snort 1. cry of a pig, but horses snort too, sometimes 2. the act or sound of sniffing powdered tabacco or cocaine into the nose 3. suppressed laughter, a burst of laughter through the nose - since this is

viewed as so embarrassing, when someone snorts with laughter, it's generally at something surprisingly hilarious keywords laughter animal sora (Porzana carolina) A small, secretive bird of freshwater marshes, the Sora is the most common and widely distributed rail in North America. voice: Call is a long, high descending whinny. Also a twonoted "sor-AH" call, with second note higher. about this bird keywords animal bird splosh / sploosh make a splashing sound, to make a certain noise or sound, to walk through mud or mire, to cause a liquid to spatter about keywords animal movement liquid squawk cry of a bird keywords animal bird squeak cry of a rat (also: skreek), or to utter a short shrill cry or noise keywords animal squeal to utter a short shrill cry or noise keywords human animal squelch 1. to strike or press with crushing force; crush down; squash. 2. to put down, suppress, or silence, as with a crushing retort or argument. 3. to make a splashing sound. 4. to tread heavily in water, mud, wet shoes, etc., with such a sound. keywords crack human animal liquid

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terwit terwoo bird vocalization, the cry of an owl. also: hoo hoo, hoot, tu-whu, whit woo, twit twoo keywords animal bird thubalup sound of a running horse keywords animal tk.tk.tk.tk.tk.tk sound of a dog's claws as he/she walks on a wooden floor (ref) keywords animal movement claw hit tlot tlot

sound of horse's hooves. used in the poem "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes. Tlot tlot, tlot tlot! Had they heard it? The horse-hooves, ringing clear; Tlot tlot, tlot tlot, in the distance! Were they deaf that they did not hear? keywords animal movement trill quavering or warbling in singing keywords animal bird music trumpeter bird species name, see gray-winged trumpeter keywords animal bird tu-whu bird vocalization, the cry of an owl. also: hoot, hoo hoo, terwit terwoo, twit twoo, whit woo keywords animal bird tweet bird vocalization (small bird) keywords animal bird twit twoo bird vocalization, cry of an owl. also: hoo hoo, hoot, tu-whu, terwit terwoo, whit woo keywords animal bird twitter to utter a succession of light chirping or tremulous sounds, chirrup keywords animal bird

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veery (Catharus fuscescens) bird species belonging to the larger group of thrushes. voice: Song a resonating, ethereal "da-vee-ur, vee-ur, veer, veer," descending slightly in pitch. Call note is a nasal "phew" or "veer" about this bird keywords animal bird

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waak bird vocalization, cry of a duck keywords animal bird whee 1. pig vocalization, also: oink, grunt 2. (human) exclamation expressing positive excitement. keywords animal wheeze

to breathe with difficulty usually with a whistling sound keywords human disease animal whinny horse vocalization, to neigh especially in a low or gentle way keywords animal whip-poor-will bird species noted for its call. about this bird keywords animal bird whipbird see eastern whipbird keywords animal bird whit woo cry of an owl. also: hoo hoo, hoot, tu-whu, terwit terwoo keywords animal bird whoa 1. command to stop (horse) 2. command to slow an action or thought, often used to express alarm or astonishment keywords human animal whooping crane bird species name, the tallest North American bird, an endangered crane species named for its whooping sound and call keywords animal bird willet bird species (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus). a large sandpiper of the interior West (north america) and the ocean beaches, the willet is known by its piercing calls and bright black-and-white flashing wings. Call: a loud, ringing "pill-will-willet.". about this bird keywords animal bird

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yahoo 1. interjection used to express positive excitement or to attract attention, also: yoo-hoo, 2. popular name for the Grey-crowned Babbler (see babbler) keywords human animal bird yakyakyakyak sound of a cat eating wet food (ref) keywords cat animal eatdrink food yap yap the sound of a barking dog. also: woof, ruff, bow-wow, yelp, howl, bark, bawl, arf

keywords animal yar growling sound keywords animal yelp a short, sharp cry of a dog. also: also: woof, ruff, bow-wow, yap, howl, bark, bawl, arf keywords animal yip cheep, like a bird keywords animal bird yoink the "sound" of someone stealing something. the word is spoken to make obvious or humorous the playful theft of an item in front of others. (e.g. "you shouldn't leave your wallet lying around like that...Yoink!". used often in the cartoon series "the Simpsons") keywords misc human animal movement yowl to cry loudly with pain, caterwaul, howl keywords human pain animal

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zzzz the sound of a person or animal sleeping keywords human animal

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babbler large family of bird species. Example: the gray-crowned babbler (Australia), also sometimes called the "yahoo", after one of its calls. The name babbler or chatterer may be because of the birds' continuous raucous babbling/chattering when in groups. about this bird keywords animal bird beep bird , automobile horn, or computer generated tone. "Beep beep!" is also the signature call of the Road Runner character (a bird) in the Looney Tunes cartoons keywords animal bird automotive bellbird (Anthornis melanura) bird species found in New Zealand. Maori language name Korimako. The bellbird forms a significant component of the famed New Zealand dawn chorus of bird song that

was much noted by early European settlers. It has a bell-like song. about this bird keywords animal bird bob-white any of a genus (Colinus) of quail; especially : a popular game bird (C. virginianus) of eastern and central North America having mottled chiefly reddish-brown plumage keywords animal bird bobolink bird species named by their typical call. about this bird keywords animal bird boom 1. deep, hollow sound, explosion. also: blam, badaboom, baroom, kaboom, sssshblamm, kapow, 2. verb for the sound produced by the (male) bittern, a bird species, to attract the females and establish their territory. each male has a unique voice. the boom of the male bittern is the lowest-pitched and the most far-carrying song produced by any European bird. it is written as "oonk-a-lunk" or "punker-lunk" and can be heard up to 5 km away in the right weather conditions. about this bird keywords explosion animal bird

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cackle 1. the sound made by a hen after laying an egg, 2. talking in a cackling manner, probably has partial imitative origin keywords human animal bird caw bird , usually a raven or crow keywords animal bird chachalaca bird species name, see plain chachalaca keywords animal bird chat to converse easily and familiarly. also a name for small birds, such as the warbler keywords human animal bird chatter quick repeated sounds (by birds or humans) keywords human animal bird chatterer 1. a person who chatters 2. common name for bird species, see babbler keywords animal bird cheep

bird vocalization (nonspecific) keywords animal bird chickadee any of several small North American oscine birds (genus Poecile of the family Paridae) that are related to the titmice. about this bird keywords animal bird chiffchaff name of bird species, named by its song. about this bird keywords animal bird chirp bird vocalization (nonspecific) keywords animal bird chirrup 1. to utter a series of chirps, or to make clucking or clicking sounds with the lips, as in urging on a horse, 2. bird vocalization keywords animal bird chitter to twitter or chatter (high-pitched sounds), like a bird, or raccoon keywords animal bird chough genus Pyrrhocorax of birds in the Corvidae (crow) family. now universally pronounced 'chuff'. However it probably originally rhymed with "how", as 'chow' is a reasonable representation of its call (according to this website). link1 (white-winged chough), link2 (red-billed chough) keywords animal bird chuck-will's-widow (Caprimulgus carolinensis) nocturnal bird of the nightjar family Caprimulgidae, similar to the whippoor-will, found in the southeastern United States near swamps, rocky uplands, and pine woods. It migrates to the West Indies, Central America, and northwestern South America. voice: Call a loud "Chuck-will's-widow," with the first "chuck" being quiet and inaudible at a distance. about this bird keywords animal bird chukar The Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar) is a Eurasian upland gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. Their song is a noisy chuck-chuck-chukar-chukar from which the name is derived. More keywords animal bird clack 1. chatter, prattle 2. to make an abrupt striking sound or series of sounds, such as footsteps 3. cry of a bird , especially fowl. see also: cackle, cluck 4. Sound of a late 19th century gun being closed after loading, according to a reply to a yahoo!Answers post about the sound of old guns keywords animal bird weapon metal

clang 1. loud ringing metallic sound 2. to clang, verb for harsh cry of a bird (as a crane or goose), 3. to clang, verb for the sound of fire bells (features in the poem "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe) keywords hard_hit animal bird metal cluck 1. bird : the peculiar sound of a brooding hen 2. To make a clicking sound with the tongue keywords animal bird cock-a-doodle-doo call of a rooster, usually in the morning keywords animal bird common poor-will (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae, the nightjars, found from British Columbia and southeastern Alberta, through the western United States to northern Mexico. Call: a loud "poor-will." about this bird keywords animal bird coo bird , characteristic note of doves and pigeons keywords animal bird crow to utter the cry of a rooster keywords animal bird cuckcoo cuckoo, bird species Cuculus Canorus, named by its cry. Also, a type of clock named after the bird. link1 (bird), link2 (clock) keywords animal bird curlew any of various largely brownish chiefly migratory birds (especially genus Numenius) having long legs and a long slender down-curved bill and related to the sandpipers and snipes. name is imitative of the sound it makes. about this bird keywords animal bird currawong bird species name, see pied currawong keywords animal bird

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dickcissel name of bird species (Spiza americana). small American seed-eating bird in the family Cardinalidae. voice: From an open perch in a field, this bird's song is a sharp "dick dick" followed by a buzzed "cissel", also transcribed as "skee-dlees chis chis chis" or "dick dick ciss ciss ciss".

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eastern phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) small passerine bird. This tyrant flycatcher breeds in eastern North America, although its normal range does not include the southeastern coastal USA. It is migratory, wintering in the southernmost USA and Central America. Voice: Song is two rough, whistled notes, "fee-bee" with the second note rasping or with a stuttered, more whistly second note "fee-b-be-bee." Call note a clear chip. about this bird keywords animal bird eastern whipbird (Psophodes olivaceus) bird species found in eastern Australia. The Whipbirds' long "whip" call, one of the most characteristic sounds of the Australian bush, is performed as a duet. The male makes the drawn out whip crack and the female usually follows quickly with a sharp "choo-choo". about this bird keywords animal bird

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finch name for a family of passerine birds (fringilla), whose call is often written as "fink fink", "pink pink", or "spink spink" about this bird. may be of imitiative origin keywords animal bird flap 1. a blow, 2. noise of a bird's wing in motion, 3. to strike with something flexible or broad keywords hard_hit animal bird movement flicker 1. to flutter, hover, vibrate 2. bird species name, see northern flicker keywords animal bird crack flutter 1. to flap wings rapidly, 2. to float to and fro keywords animal bird movement liquid

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gaggle the chatter or cackle of geese keywords animal bird gobble bird vocalization, typically a turkey

keywords animal bird gray-winged trumpeter (Psophia crepitans) bird species found in South America, whose song is a low humming, but its call, as its name suggests, is a very loud JEEK or honking TZAAK, which may be the reason for the name "trumpeter". This bird is kept as a pet by Amerindians, since it is easily tamed, hunts snakes, and is a very efficient sentinel, with its unmissable alarm call. about this bird keywords animal bird great kiskadee passerine bird (Pitangus sulphuratus) found in southern Texas and middle and south america. this bird is a flycatcher. the voice is described by some sources as dee-kis-ka-dee, by others as BEE-teeWEE. The latter gives the bird its name in different languages and countries: In Brazilian Portuguese the birds name is bem-te-vi, or bien-te-veo (spanish) meaning ("I've spotted you!"). In El Salvador the bird is known as Cristofue, and in Paraguay as pitogue. In French it is called tyran quiquivi. link1, link2, video keywords animal bird

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honk 1. bird vocalization (e.g. goose), 2. car-horn keywords animal bird automotive hoo hoo bird vocalization: the cry of an owl, also: hoot, tu-whu, terwit terwoo, whit woo, twit twoo keywords animal bird hoopoe name of bird species. imitative origin, but the hoopoe's call is actually a trisyllabic "oop-oop-oop". link (video) keywords animal bird hoot bird vocalization, usually the cry of an owl. also: hoo hoo, tu-whu, terwit terwoo, whit woo keywords animal bird hummingbird Hummingbirds are birds that comprise the family Trochilidae. They are among the smallest of birds. They can hover in mid-air and fly backwards, Their English name derives from the characteristic hum made by their rapid wing beats. more keywords animal bird

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kea (Nestor notabilis) name of a parrot species found in the mountains of New Zealand. Raucous cries of "keeaa" often give away the presence of these highly social and inquisitive birds. about this bird

keywords animal bird killdeer bird species named by their typical call keywords animal bird kite old english name for bird of prey, usually a small hawk - probably imitative of its shrill plaintive cry keywords animal bird kittiwake name for bird genus Rissa, two closely related seabird species in the gull family Laridae, the Blacklegged Kittiwake (R. tridactyla) and the Red-legged Kittiwake (R. brevirostris). The name is derived from its call, a shrill "kittee-wa-aaake, kitte-wa-aaake" keywords animal bird knot bird species, see red knot keywords animal bird kut-kut-kut sound of a hen, clucking ("Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales from Africa", by Verna Aardema) keywords animal bird

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mopoke bird species also called Morepork, in Australia, two bird species known elsewhere as the tawny frogmouthabout this bird keywords animal bird morepork bird species also called mopoke or frogmouth keywords animal bird

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northern flicker bird species name (Colaptes auratus). medium-sized member of the woodpecker family. It is native to most of North America, parts of Central America, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, is one of the few woodpecker species that migrates, and is the only woodpecker that commonly feeds on the ground. The song of the Northern Flicker is a loud wick wick wick wick or (according to some sources) a squeaky flick-a, flick-a as in its name. about this bird keywords animal bird

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pee-oo-wee

bird species name, especially the eastern wood pewee. about this bird keywords animal bird pewee / peewee Any of eight species of birds of the genus Contopus (family Tyrannidae); it is named for its call, which is monotonously repeated from an open perch. In North America a sad, clear "pee-oo-wee" announces the presence of the eastern wood pewee (C. virens), while a blurry "peeurrr" is the call of the western wood pewee (C. sordidulus). about this bird keywords animal bird pewit / peewit subfamily of birds also called Lapwing. Also: any of several related plovers. about this bird keywords animal bird phoebe (bird species) see eastern phoebe keywords animal bird pied currawong (Strepera graculina) large, mostly black bird, with a bright yellow eye, found in Australasia. voice: The main call is a loud "currawong", which gives the bird its name. Other frequent sounds include deep croaks and a wolf whistle about this bird keywords animal bird pip 1. to peep or chirp, as a chick does. 2. A short, high-pitched radio signal 3. pip-pip-pip: sound of footsteps ("Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales from Africa", by Verna Aardema) keywords animal bird movement plain chachalaca (Ortalis vetula) a large bird in the Cracidae family. The call is a loud, raucous RAW-pa-haw or chacha-LAW-ka, often by several birds in a rhytmical chorus. link1, video keywords animal bird

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quack bird vocalization, cry of a duck keywords animal bird

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red knot (Calidris canutus) is a medium sized shorebird. name may be imitative of the birds vocalization, sometimes described as a soft "knut", or a soft "quer-wer", though usually the bird is silent. link1, link2 keywords animal bird

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screamer any of a group of South American bird species (Horned Screamer, Crested Screamer, and Blacknecked Screamer) with a loud high-pitched call, which may explain the name. about this bird keywords animal bird skraaa bird vocalization keywords animal bird skraww bird vocalization keywords animal bird sora (Porzana carolina) A small, secretive bird of freshwater marshes, the Sora is the most common and widely distributed rail in North America. voice: Call is a long, high descending whinny. Also a twonoted "sor-AH" call, with second note higher. about this bird keywords animal bird squawk cry of a bird keywords animal bird

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terwit terwoo bird vocalization, the cry of an owl. also: hoo hoo, hoot, tu-whu, whit woo, twit twoo keywords animal bird trill quavering or warbling in singing keywords animal bird music trumpeter bird species name, see gray-winged trumpeter keywords animal bird tu-whu bird vocalization, the cry of an owl. also: hoot, hoo hoo, terwit terwoo, twit twoo, whit woo keywords animal bird tweet bird vocalization (small bird) keywords animal bird twit twoo

bird vocalization, cry of an owl. also: hoo hoo, hoot, tu-whu, terwit terwoo, whit woo keywords animal bird twitter to utter a succession of light chirping or tremulous sounds, chirrup keywords animal bird

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veery (Catharus fuscescens) bird species belonging to the larger group of thrushes. voice: Song a resonating, ethereal "da-vee-ur, vee-ur, veer, veer," descending slightly in pitch. Call note is a nasal "phew" or "veer" about this bird keywords animal bird

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waak bird vocalization, cry of a duck keywords animal bird whip-poor-will bird species noted for its call. about this bird keywords animal bird whipbird see eastern whipbird keywords animal bird whit woo cry of an owl. also: hoo hoo, hoot, tu-whu, terwit terwoo keywords animal bird whooping crane bird species name, the tallest North American bird, an endangered crane species named for its whooping sound and call keywords animal bird willet bird species (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus). a large sandpiper of the interior West (north america) and the ocean beaches, the willet is known by its piercing calls and bright black-and-white flashing wings. Call: a loud, ringing "pill-will-willet.". about this bird keywords animal bird

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yahoo

1. interjection used to express positive excitement or to attract attention, also: yoo-hoo, 2. popular name for the Grey-crowned Babbler (see babbler) keywords human animal bird yip cheep, like a bird keywords animal bird

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An onomatopoeia is a word that imitates sound. "Onomatopoeic" is often synonymous to "echoic" or "imitative". The plural form is "onomatopoeias" but it can also be used as an uncountable noun. So kaboom and buzz are onomatopoeias, but ...read more blog
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batabatabata sound of a helicopter. also: 'whop whop whop' 'wuppa wuppa' 'whumpa-whumpa-whumpa-whumpa' 'whup-whup-whup' 'flac-flac-flac' 'chakk-chackk-chak-chak, chak-a-chak-akk-chk-chk-chk' 'DUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUB' 'THITH-THITH-THITH' 'batabatabatabata' 'tocotocotocotoco' keywords engine helicopter movement blare loud sound keywords music misc tone engine bllgh blllgggh blllllgggghh (automotive) sound of boiling coolant Cartalk keywords engine automotive liquid boooOOOOOOooo (automotive) sound of a bad turbo. Cartalk keywords engine automotive bwwob bwwwobbubwub Sound of a car engine low on coolant Cartalk keywords automotive engine

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chakk-chackk-chak-chak, chak-a-chak-akk-chk-chk-chk sound of a helicopter. also: 'whop whop whop' 'wuppa wuppa' 'whumpa-whumpa-whumpa-whumpa' 'whup-whup-whup' 'flac-flac-flac' 'DUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUB' 'THITH-THITH-THITH' 'batabatabatabata' 'tocotocotocotoco' keywords engines helicopter movement choo-choo small children's word for train (steam engine) keywords engine chug a dull explosive sound made by or as if by a laboring engine keywords engine chunk to chunk, a verb for sound made by a big engine, as in thumping, chunking engines going.. (from the poem "engineers" by Jimmy Garthwaite, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett) keywords engine clackety-clack sound of a train sound of a train riding on a railroad switch or joint ("Song of the train" by David McCord, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett). also: clickety-clack keywords metal engine clank 1. the sound of metal when struck, 2. to clank, verb for the sound made by a big engine (from the poem "engineers" by Jimmy Garthwaite, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett) keywords hard_hit engine clickety-clack / click-ety-cla sound of a train sound of a train riding on a railroad switch or joint ("Song of the train" by David McCord, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett), see also clackety-clack keywords metal movement engine

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dubdubdubdubdubdub Sound of a helicopter. Also: 'whop whop whop' 'wuppa wuppa' 'whumpa-whumpa-whumpawhumpa' 'whup-whup-whup' 'flac-flac-flac' 'chakk-chackk-chak-chak, chak-a-chak-akk-chk-chkchk' 'THITH-THITH-THITH' 'batabatabatabata' 'tocotocotocotoco' keywords engine helicopter movement

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flac-flac-flac sound of a helicopter. also: 'whop whop whop' 'wuppa wuppa' 'whumpa-whumpa-whumpa-whumpa'

'whup-whup-whup' 'chakk-chackk-chak-chak, chak-a-chak-akk-chk-chk-chk' 'DUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUB' 'THITH-THITH-THITH' 'batabatabatabata' 'tocotocotocotoco' keywords engines helicopter movement floovb, floovb, vwomp, vwomp sound of a bad tire of a car. Cartalk keywords automotive engine movement rubber

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gulla, gulla, glugluglugluglug sound of a bad axle, in a car (Cartalk) keywords automotive car engine metal gunko, gunko sound of wagon wheels ("Pedro and the padre", by Verna Aardema) keywords engine

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hissssssssss ssss ss (automotive) sound a of a failing brake booster keywords engine automotive

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jee je je jeee (automotive) clutch release bearing on the way out. Cartalk keywords engine automotive

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koink sound of squeezing a can of oil to lubricate something ("Garfield", Jim Davis) keywords metal engine liquid

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nnneeaoowww sound of a propeller plane flying overhead (ref) keywords plane movement engine nnnghuh nnnguh Sound of a broken power steering pump in a car Cartalk

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puhVRooPuhHoo puhVROOpuhHOO Sound of an engine misfire in a car Cartalk keywords automotive engine pump (possibly of imitative origin) mechanical device for raising/moving water or gas keywords engine liquid

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rizzz sound of an electric drill (ref) keywords drill engine movement mechanism buzz rooaaarrr sound of a car when driving fast keywords engine automotive movement

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screech 1. a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror, 2. the high pitched sound the tires of a car make when it turns at high speed keywords human human pain animal engine automotive movement crack

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thith-thith-thith sound of a helicopter. also: 'whop whop whop' 'wuppa wuppa' 'whumpa-whumpa-whumpa-whumpa' 'whup-whup-whup' 'flac-flac-flac' 'chakk-chackk-chak-chak, chak-a-chak-akk-chk-chk-chk' 'DUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUB' 'batabatabatabata' 'tocotocotocotoco' keywords engine helicopter movement thump 1. to strike or beat with or as if with something thick or heavy so as to cause a dull sound, as in a punch during a fight, or the sound of heavy footsteps 2. a verb for sound made by a big engine, as in thumping, chunking engines going.. (from the poem "engineers" by Jimmy Garthwaite, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett) keywords hard_hit engine tocotocotoco sound of a helicopter. also: 'whop whop whop' 'wuppa wuppa' 'whumpa-whumpa-whumpa-whumpa' 'whup-whup-whup' 'flac-flac-flac' 'chakk-chackk-chak-chak, chak-a-chak-akk-chk-chk-chk'

'DUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUB' 'THITH-THITH-THITH' 'batabatabatabata' keywords engine helicopter movement tuckaTHUCKtuckaTHUCKtucka sound of engine knocking. Car Talk keywords automotive engine metal tuk-tuk Common name for auto rickshaw, imitative of the sound of the small two-stroke engine (thailandtuktuk.net). Also called trishaw, auto, rickshaw, autorick, bajaj, rick, tricycle, mototaxi, or baby taxi. keywords engine automotive

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varoom sound of a fast driving car or an explosion (Also the title of a Roy Lichtenstein painting keywords explosion engine automotive movement vooRRRR, vooRRR, vooRRR Engine revving up and down Cartalk keywords automotive engine vreeeeeeeeeeeeeeew Sound of a whistle of an old steam locomotive. This is a high-pitched one. A lower-pitched one might do "vroo-vroo" keywords air engine movement vroo-vroo Sound of a whistle of an old steam locomotive. This would be a low-pitched one. A high-pitched one would be more like "vreeeeeeeeeeeeeeew" keywords gas movement engine vroom sound of a car keywords engine automotive movement

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whirr to move swiftly with a vibratory sound, eg of a small electric motor, electronic film transport in an analog photo camera. keywords engine movement whop whop whop sound of a helicopter. Also: 'wuppa wuppa' 'whumpa-whumpa-whumpa-whumpa' 'whup-whupwhup' 'flac-flac-flac' 'chakk-chackk-chak-chak, chak-a-chak-akk-chk-chk-chk' 'DUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUB' 'THITH-THITH-THITH' 'batabatabatabata'

'tocotocotocotoco' keywords engines helicopter movement whumpa-whumpa-whumpa-whumpa sound of a helicopter. Also: 'whop whop whop' 'wuppa wuppa' 'whup-whup-whup' 'flac-flac-flac' 'chakk-chackk-chak-chak, chak-a-chak-akk-chk-chk-chk' 'DUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUB' 'THITH-THITH-THITH' 'batabatabatabata' tocotocotocotoco keywords engines helicopter movement whup-whup-whup sound of a helicopter. Also: 'whumpa-whumpa-whumpa-whumpa' 'whop whop whop' 'wuppa wuppa' 'whup-whup-whup' 'flac-flac-flac' 'chakk-chackk-chak-chak, chak-a-chak-akk-chk-chk-chk' 'DUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUB' 'THITH-THITH-THITH' 'batabatabatabata' tocotocotocotoco keywords engines helicopter movement woh woh woh woh (automotive) sound of a bad bearing in the timing belt tensioner keywords engine automotive wuppa wuppa sound of a helicopter. Also: 'whop whop whop' 'whumpa-whumpa-whumpa-whumpa' 'whup-whupwhup' 'flac-flac-flac' 'chakk-chackk-chak-chak, chak-a-chak-akk-chk-chk-chk' 'DUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUB' 'THITH-THITH-THITH' 'batabatabatabata' tocotocotocotoco keywords engines movement helicopter

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YEEeeEEeeEEeeEEeeEEee! Sound of a loose belt in a car engine Cartalk keywords automotive engine

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zoom to speed along with a low hum or buzz. also: to focus a camera on an object using a zoom lens (to 'zoom in' or 'zoom out'), also imitative of sound when motorized. keywords engine movement

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ca-chunk sound of big metal-framed ink-stamps used by court clerks (ref) keywords metal

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cha-ching sound of a cash register. also: ka-ching keywords money metal coins chiming the sound of wedding bells (features in the poem "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe) keywords metal music chink to make a sharp ringing sound keywords metal clack 1. chatter, prattle 2. to make an abrupt striking sound or series of sounds, such as footsteps 3. cry of a bird , especially fowl. see also: cackle, cluck 4. Sound of a late 19th century gun being closed after loading, according to a reply to a yahoo!Answers post about the sound of old guns keywords animal bird weapon metal clackety-clack sound of a train sound of a train riding on a railroad switch or joint ("Song of the train" by David McCord, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett). also: clickety-clack keywords metal engine clang 1. loud ringing metallic sound 2. to clang, verb for harsh cry of a bird (as a crane or goose), 3. to clang, verb for the sound of fire bells (features in the poem "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe) keywords hard_hit animal bird metal clickety-clack / click-ety-cla sound of a train sound of a train riding on a railroad switch or joint ("Song of the train" by David McCord, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett), see also clackety-clack keywords metal movement engine clink sound of metal when struck keywords hard_hit metal cltkty sound of a coin put into a vending machine (from the graphic novel "Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth", ref) keywords metal creak a harsh cry, sound of a rusty gate hinge, to speak stridently or querulously, or to make a shrill grating noise keywords metal crack

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ding sound of metal when struck keywords hard_hit metal ding-dong tolling of a bell keywords metal dwoiiinnnnnnnngggggggig sound of a ruler strummed against a table (ref) keywords plastic metal hit vibration

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gulla, gulla, glugluglugluglug sound of a bad axle, in a car (Cartalk) keywords automotive car engine metal

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jangle to make a harsh metallic sound, or to cause to make a harsh discordant sound keywords metal jingle 1. to make a light clinking or tinkling metallic sound, 2. to rhyme or sound in a catchy repetitious manner 3. brief musical tune to mark the beginning of a show or segment of a show keywords metal music

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ka-ching sound of cash register, also: cha-ching keywords metal kirik sound of breaking metal ("Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales from Africa", by Verna Aardema) keywords metal crack koink sound of squeezing a can of oil to lubricate something ("Garfield", Jim Davis) keywords metal engine liquid

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ping an abrupt, ringing sound, a bullet striking something, or a computer tone keywords weapon metal poomb Sound of an old pistol firing, according to a post on Yahoo!Answers keywords weapon metal explosion

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reek sound of a squeaky metal hinge ("Garfield", Jim Davis) keywords metal

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schlikt Schlikt replaced the usual snikt sound of super hero Wolverine's claws, during the period he was left without the adamantium covering on his bones. keywords comics metal weapon misc shashing sound of a sword drawn from a sheath, also: shiiiiiing, vzzzzt keywords metal shiiiiing sound of a sword drawn from a sheath. also: shashing, vzzzzt keywords metal snikt "snikt" in the Marvel comic books is the written sound of super hero Wolverine's claws popping. Replaced with schlikt during the period he was left without the adamantium covering on his bones. keywords misc metal weapon snip sound of a single cut of scissors keywords metal swash to dash violently, make a noise of clashing swords keywords hard_hit metal movement

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thung

sound of a blow to a metal object (features in a Roy Lichtenstein painting keywords hard_hit metal tick tock / tic toc sound of a clock keywords misc light_hit movement metal tinkle a gentle, ringing sound. Also means "to urinate" (in sort of a childish way) possibly because of the sound. keywords metal liquid tinkling sound of sleigh bells, (features in the poem "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe) keywords metal music tintinnabulation sound of bells keywords metal tolling funeral bells (features in the poem "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe) keywords metal tuckaTHUCKtuckaTHUCKtucka sound of engine knocking. Car Talk keywords automotive engine metal tuff sound of a shuriken, or throwing star, hitting a target keywords fighting metal weapon

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vzzzzt the sound of a sword drawn from a sheath. Also: shiiiiing, shashing keywords metal

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zing a shrill humming sound keywords misc metal movement

What is Onomatopoeia?
An onomatopoeia is a word that imitates sound. "Onomatopoeic" is often synonymous to "echoic" or "imitative". The plural form is "onomatopoeias" but it can also be used as an uncountable noun.

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