He listened to the onomatopoeia of the faucet's drip, drip, drip. From LearnThat.org.
This morning it was Krumphau - the "Crooked Cut", though I like to imagine a certain onomatopoeia in the term. From Wordnik.com. [Krumphau] Reference
I like the word onomatopoeia, and not just because I still remember how to spell it from third grade spelling classes. From Wordnik.com. [Zip! Crash! Bang!] Reference
Flag is thought possibly to be an onomatopoeia, which is to say flap sounds a bit like a flag flapping. From Wordnik.com. [podictionary - for word lovers - dictionary etymology, trivia & history] Reference
The very definition of onomatopoeia defies silence. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-06-01] Reference
Throw in some assonance and onomatopoeia for a laugh. From Wordnik.com. [August « 2009 «] Reference
I like onomatopoeia and foreign words and expressions. From Wordnik.com. [Haunted Honeymoon] Reference
– I would recommend cutting down on the onomatopoeia. From Wordnik.com. [Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Brainstormer’s Review Forum] Reference
I am also an onomatopoeia lover, but I don't use it too often. From Wordnik.com. [Zip! Crash! Bang!] Reference
I enjoyed the post, and I do use onomatopoeia this way sometimes. From Wordnik.com. [Zip! Crash! Bang!] Reference
This fella moved to Vancouver from Texas a year ago - onomatopoeia. From Wordnik.com. [progress report] Reference
When I was in year 7, my teacher taught me how to spell onomatopoeia. From Wordnik.com. [What Are Your Favourite Spelling Memory Aids? | Lifehacker Australia] Reference
That part of the sea between the horizon and the offshore. onomatopoeia. From Wordnik.com. [2009 January 28 | NIGEL BEALE NOTA BENE BOOKS] Reference
A character so larger-than-life, so legendary, he has his own onomatopoeia. From Wordnik.com. [Comic Break: The Wolverine Files by Mike W. Barr (Pocket)] Reference
Klein named these curious events after a quaint, old Japanese onomatopoeia. From Wordnik.com. [Hate Long, Rambling Speeches? Try Pecha-Kucha] Reference
The problem lies with the fact that roar is both a noun and an onomatopoeia. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-04-01] Reference
—The sweet onomatopoeia of his name and style was just too good to be true. From Wordnik.com. [The Panda's Thumb: April 2007 Archives] Reference
October 6, 2008 at 4:32 pm goork, goork – yer onomatopoeia skillz is ossim!. From Wordnik.com. [Yes, yes, this will make - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
I believe "woof" is a word and would actually be categorized as an onomatopoeia. From Wordnik.com. [Who let the dogs out?] Reference
I remember this poem from the fourth grade, where we learned to say onomatopoeia. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-04-01] Reference
All words which were spontaneously acquired seemed to be instances of onomatopoeia. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 358, November 11, 1882] Reference
It looks like onomatopoeia for throwing up, or crippling pain in the small intestine. From Wordnik.com. [sirilyan Diary Entry] Reference
Listen for interesting phrases that use onomatopoeia, I particularly like "chin suru.". From Wordnik.com. [Disinfotainment: BlogTV: Do Not Bite the Exploding Egg] Reference
In the adventure of our language the first aspect that demands attention is onomatopoeia. From Wordnik.com. [Miguel Angel Asturias - Nobel Lecture] Reference
Olympic Games online networking communities onlooker, detached onomatopoeia optimal arousal. From Wordnik.com. [Find Your Focus Zone] Reference
I find that using onomatopoeia gives me a much closer POV that describing how something sounds. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2010-04-01] Reference
Recommended for classes doing onomatopoeia, but also for new readers and anyone who loves snow. From Wordnik.com. [Kids Lit » Blog Archive » Snow Sounds] Reference
However, I do find the one line onomatopoeia to be a little gimmicky IF it isn't used correctly. From Wordnik.com. [Zip! Crash! Bang!] Reference
She considered saying onomatopoeia, a word that had enabled her to win a spelling bee in the fifth grade. From Wordnik.com. [The Bonesetter's Daughter]
But onomatopoeia was a jumble of syllables, not at all like the simple sounds it was supposed to represent. From Wordnik.com. [The Bonesetter's Daughter]
He seemed as much taken aback as if he had found a tribe of Cherokees studying onomatopoeia in English verse. From Wordnik.com. [McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 3, February 1896] Reference
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