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Word List - onomatopoeic words
I still can't say that 'o' word correctly - but I enjoy those kinds of words - words that sort of sound like what it is/does
Please add to my short list: plop whoosh sizzle fizzle crackle quack squish |
how could you have forgotten? .............. mooooooooooooo!
click |
tweet (listening to the wildlife)
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BOOM. And here's how I learned to pronounce it -
ah-no-ma-toe-pia |
Frumpy. lol.
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"Boomlay, boomlay, boomlay,
BOOM." --Vachel Lindsay's drums in the Congo Cock-a-doodle-do Grrrrrr Meow Arf Pft pop fizzle buzz zap gulp Choo-choo Ah-ooo-ga glug sip zip huff and puff slurp GARGLE This is what happens to your mind after 25 years in kindergarten. |
tink
plink ding dong And let's not forget some unpleasant bodily functions burp ralph |
burp
splish splash grunt oof uffda POW |
beep
tick-tock |
adding more:
achoo purr ick hiss meow swoosh baa eek thud cuckoo crackle bang beep boo moo tsk ouch oink mumble murmur |
boing
cluck oh ah |
rat-a-tat-tat
bang thud |
Hiss (and its brother starting with "p", LOL!)
Shush Jan in VA |
Pow! (remember when Batman was on TV & they'd do those words as he fought the bad guys? LOL!)
Splat Drizzle |
scratch
cackle plop poop boom crunch shriek moan groan hiccup |
Zoom
Tap Squish |
Originally Posted by mrs. fitz
(Post 5422045)
BOOM. And here's how I learned to pronounce it -
ah-no-ma-toe-pia |
Whiz is my entry, be as how just plain "whiz" is too short of an answer, so the Gods say.
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Giggle
Gaffaw Snort |
puke
gargle ah-choo! sniff |
Originally Posted by jitkaau
(Post 5425689)
Depends where you're from: on-oh-ma-tu-pia...
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And please don't throw any rotten ones at me!
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Lisp is another one.
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Awesome job! I have my students do this every year and many of my 7th graders struggle to come up with a list.
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Originally Posted by kathdavis
(Post 5427393)
Awesome job! I have my students do this every year and many of my 7th graders struggle to come up with a list.
I like the sound of kumquat - but it's a tiny fruit that tastes sort of sweet-sour oranges - and the word has nothing to do with the sound of its name. stutter spit gulp |
growl
roar |
Sizzle
Snort |
slurp
itch grumble |
Squirt
Buzz Coo |
Quick! Go to the children's section of the library and check out: Mr. Brown Can Moo. Can You? It's a wonderful composition of these words.
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screech
boom bop whack Seems like a lot of these words have to do with inflicting pain! |
swish~~~~~
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Snap
Crackle Pop (remember those commercials? LOL!) |
plop plop
fizz fizz oh what a relief it is Alka Seltzer commerical |
Splat!
Plop! Snarl! |
slurp
gargle |
Slap!
Stomp! Snarl! |
poof!
whump! Whack! |
Woof
Giggle HaHa caw tinkle chatter grumble oink |
Plop
Peep Pop |
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