Word of the day: Onomatopeia

[Pinky]

I posted this in the wrong place earlier

Onomatopoeia is the process of creating a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes. Wikipedia

I miss hearing the "woof-woof" of my labrador retriever.

 

[Pinky]

asp's contribution:

 

[Sliverfox]

My brain is having problem listening to that video,,it hears thump, thump,,jingle, jangle???

 

[JimBob1952]

This is an easier one from John Prine

 

[Kaila]

I'm zipping by here, buzzing and clanging, to whisper that I love onomatopoeias!

 

[Glowworm]

Fried fish sizzling in a sargasso sea of chips (chips = french fries in the US)

 

[Aunt Marg]

Ever since I was a young child, I have loved the "tick-tock" of a clock.

 

[Kaila]

@Glowworm combined a tongue twister with onomatopoeias!
Wow!

 

[RadishRose]

Ah-OO-gah; old car horn.

 

[Ruthanne]

An onomatopoeia I can think of is the ribbit-ribbit of a frog.

 

[win231]

Onomatopoeia: A serious illness resulting from hearing Yoko Ono sing.