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  2. List of onomatopoeias - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 December 2024. This is a list of onomatopoeias, i.e. words that imitate, resemble, or suggest the source of the sound that they describe. For more information, see the linked articles. Human vocal sounds Achoo, Atishoo, the sound of a sneeze Ahem, a sound made to clear the throat or to draw attention ...

  3. Cross-linguistic onomatopoeias - Wikipedia

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    Eating food Drinking Swallowing Brushing teeth Afrikaans: nom, gomf gloeg gloeg gloeg Albanian: ham, kërr, krrëk ham-ham, njam-njam llup, gllup välmos-fësh, fër-fër Arabic: hum-hum humm شرب (sharib) Azerbaijani: nəm nəm qurt qurt fıç fıç Basque: kosk, hozk mauka mauka zurrut klik Batak: nyaum nyaum guk Bengali

  4. List of animal sounds - Wikipedia

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    Certain words in the English language represent animal sounds: the noises and vocalizations of particular animals, especially noises used by animals for communication. The words can be used as verbs or interjections in addition to nouns , and many of them are also specifically onomatopoeic .

  5. Onomatopoeia - Wikipedia

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    Onomatopoeia (or rarely echoism) [1] is a type of word, or the process of creating a word, that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes. Common onomatopoeias in English include animal noises such as oink , meow , roar , and chirp .

  6. Culinary linguistics - Wikipedia

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    Hence, reviews containing these words are deemed to be good reviews. [7] Another feature in food reviews that determines the quality of food is the use of onomatopoeia. Food reviewers use onomatopoeia to express the various degrees of taste, texture and appearance of the foods to help their readers visualise the images.

  7. 50 Examples of Onomatopoeia You Never Thought of - AOL

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    You know the classic examples of onomatopoeia like “boom,” “splat,” and “pow,” but there are plenty of words you use every day that are also onomatopoeia! The post 50 Examples of ...

  8. Category:Onomatopoeia - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Onomatopoeia" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  9. List of narrative techniques - Wikipedia

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    Onomatopoeia: Words that imitate/spell a sound or noise. Word that sounds the same as, or similar to what the word means. "Boom goes the dynamite." "Bang!" "Bark." (comic books) Oxymoron: A term made of two words that deliberately or coincidentally imply each other's opposite. "terrible beauty" Paradox