onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Then AIG's name becomes an onomatopoeic cry of pain. From Wordnik.com. [I Am Available for Your Money Show] Reference
A very useful and pleasant word, almost onomatopoeic. From Wordnik.com. [Sewing-related etymology - A Dress A Day] Reference
Note some of the most effective onomatopoeic passages. From Wordnik.com. [A History of English Literature] Reference
Is the Hindustani word meaningful, or might it be onomatopoeic?. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: CHUKAR.] Reference
The beauty of the Japanese language is its onomatopoeic language. From Wordnik.com. [Magic Machine] Reference
Is it just me, or does rourke seem onomatopoeic for blowing chunks. From Wordnik.com. [MICKEY ROURKE. JASON STATHAM. TOGETHER.] Reference
Thirdly, language that lends itself to an almost onomatopoeic sense. From Wordnik.com. [Reading aloud 1: The basics] Reference
“Snow Music” is perhaps the number one onomatopoeic winter tale. From Wordnik.com. [Review of the Day: Snow Sounds] Reference
They may be required to gasp shudder locate a good onomatopoeic story. From Wordnik.com. [Review of the Day: Snow Sounds] Reference
I suspect the impatiently onomatopoeic qualities of the word confused him. From Wordnik.com. [Kalooki Nights] Reference
What's the onomatopoeic word for the sound your footsteps make in the snow?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-02-01] Reference
I can imagine a few different approaches to synthesising onomatopoeic words. From Wordnik.com. [Onomatopoeic synthesiser « Alex McLean] Reference
This led to a necessary practice known by the revoltingly onomatopoeic term of. From Wordnik.com. [Boiling a Frog]
Spanish, even German, all mixed with onomatopoeic sounds of his own invention. From Wordnik.com. [Dario Fo - Nobel Lecture] Reference
In BP2 however, the sound objects are represented by non-onomatopoeic symbols. From Wordnik.com. [Onomatopoeic synthesiser « Alex McLean] Reference
Not very onomatopoeic, I suppose, now one considers it" "He broke off, startled. From Wordnik.com. [Modesty Blaise]
It comes from the vuvuzela, a word that should be onomatopoeic, but isn't, quite. From Wordnik.com. [Nicky Campbell; SlapDash Britain; Jeremy Vine] Reference
The name is onomatopoeic - 'khatkhatney means to simmer or bubble at boiling point. From Wordnik.com. [Simmer and Stew - Khatkhate] Reference
So it's not surprising that one onomatopoeic expression goes one way and another does not. From Wordnik.com. [On OP (the latest)] Reference
While not exactly onomatopoeic, it almost sounds like the emotions the word is meant to evoke. From Wordnik.com. [Cathleen Falsani: 'Indiana Jones' and the Blockbuster of Doom] Reference
It's the Japanese onomatopoeic sound (what they hear) when you something that's soft and jiggly. From Wordnik.com. [Ham!] Reference
Back in Reading Aloud 1: The Basics we talked about twisting words that had an almost onomatopoeic quality to them. From Wordnik.com. [Testing] Reference
Mr. WESTWOOD: It almost has an onomatopoeic quality, in that it almost captures the sound of the kookaburra laughing. From Wordnik.com. [A Kookaburra Causes Trouble 'Down Under'] Reference
The idea is to be able to make instrumental sounds by typing onomatopoeic words. extra explanation added in the comments. From Wordnik.com. [August « 2007 « Alex McLean] Reference
In the vernacular the point is brought out by the onomatopoeic character of the lines, which cannot be rendered in English. From Wordnik.com. [The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II] Reference
But if you've ever served a low Mass in the quiet of the early dawn, "the blessed mutter of the Mass" is almost onomatopoeic. From Wordnik.com. [27 July -- Bl Titus Brandsma, O. Carm.] Reference
The tern is onomatopoeic, "sh" describing its characteristic smoothness (and especially its sound when played on the snare drum). From Wordnik.com. [The Annotated "Chinatown Shuffle"] Reference
Mr. WRIGHT: Its based on a graphic novel which kind of has a lot of those onomatopoeic sound effects in - within the comic book art. From Wordnik.com. [Director Edgar Wright's Epic 'Pilgrim'-age] Reference
In Second Life I am Algernon Spackler, mainly because the faintly onomatopoeic sound of 'Spackler' appeals to my sense of the absurd. From Wordnik.com. [What's In a Name?] Reference
It sounds dull if clearly metallic - this must be one of the few onomatopoeic element names... but you wouldn't want to be without it. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-05-01] Reference
Gasa-gasa is also an onomatopoeic word for "rustle" or "rustling sound." gasagasagirl on November 01, 2006 in Naomi Hirahara | Permalink. From Wordnik.com. [November 2006] Reference
At least that's the best onomatopoeic equivalent to what ran through my brain when a wave of unexpected size nearly doused my camera lens. From Wordnik.com. [Little Waves, A Bigger Wave, And Some Critters] Reference
The word "crying" becomes onomatopoeic with repetition. From Wordnik.com. [Blogposts | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Short, to the point, accurate and close to being almost onomatopoeic. From Wordnik.com. [Life and style | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Some sounds there are which elude the efforts of the most onomatopoeic pen. From Wordnik.com. [Little Miss Grouch A Narrative Based on the Log of Alexander Forsyth Smith's Maiden Transatlantic Voyage] Reference
And onomatopoeic epizeuxis (say that three times fast!) is often laughable. From Wordnik.com. [Siris] Reference
Recounting the near misses and coloring the stories with onomatopoeic embellishments seems to help. From Wordnik.com. [Annie's letters] Reference
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