Leigh Mumford
Professor Profissional
Onomatopoeia

These are the combination of sounds in a word that imitates or suggests what the word refers to. For example:

hiss - for the sound made by a snake

cuckoo - for the sound the cuckoo bird makes

sizzle - the sound you hear when bacon is frying in the pan

Can you add to the list?

16 de set de 2014 17:52
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I love this one in tagalog (filipino) : nangangagat: bite

17 de setembro de 2014
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Tick tock! 

 

Drip drop!

18 de setembro de 2014
1

  ...and "whinney" and "neigh" for the sound a horse makes.

 

"Smack" for the sound of a slap.

 

 

17 de setembro de 2014
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I heard that many of the english verb come from onomatopeias, like to scratch, to sneeze, to whip, to hit....

17 de setembro de 2014

Quack!

17 de setembro de 2014
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