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Word List - onomatopoeic words

Old 08-06-2012, 09:33 AM
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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
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Old 08-06-2012, 09:55 AM
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how could you have forgotten? .............. mooooooooooooo!


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Old 08-06-2012, 10:02 AM
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tweet (listening to the wildlife)

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Old 08-06-2012, 11:09 AM
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BOOM. And here's how I learned to pronounce it -

ah-no-ma-toe-pia
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Old 08-06-2012, 12:10 PM
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Frumpy. lol.
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Old 08-06-2012, 02:28 PM
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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.

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Old 08-06-2012, 03:36 PM
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tink
plink
ding
dong



And let's not forget some unpleasant bodily functions
burp
ralph
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Old 08-06-2012, 06:41 PM
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burp
splish splash
grunt
oof
uffda
POW
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Old 08-06-2012, 06:45 PM
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beep
tick-tock
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Old 08-06-2012, 06:53 PM
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adding more:
achoo
purr
ick
hiss
meow
swoosh
baa
eek
thud
cuckoo
crackle
bang
beep
boo
moo
tsk
ouch
oink
mumble
murmur
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