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losingfaithinus asked in Education & ReferenceWords & Wordplay · 8 years ago

What does an onomatopoeia sound like?

I know it makes a word for a sound but what would it sound like?

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  • Neil
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    It's a word which sounds like the sound it represents: sizzle, buzz, whoosh, etc.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    8 years ago

    sizzle

    hiss

  • busterwasmycat
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    it sounds like what it means. Hoot of an owl.; snap of the fingers; toot (or honk) of the horn; click of the door latch.

  • Artemisc
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Some examples are "chickadee", "swoosh", "bob white". Does that help?

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