Word List - onomatopoeic words

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08-06-2012, 09:33 AM

bearisgray

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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

08-06-2012, 09:55 AM

QuiltE

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how could you have forgotten? .............. mooooooooooooo!

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08-06-2012, 10:02 AM

Neesie

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tweet (listening to the wildlife)

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08-06-2012, 11:09 AM

mrs. fitz

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BOOM. And here's how I learned to pronounce it -

ah-no-ma-toe-pia

08-06-2012, 12:10 PM

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Frumpy. lol.

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.

Last edited by Greenheron; 08-06-2012 at 02:31 PM.