Onomonopias. What are

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Onomonopias. What are

Onomonopias. What are they? When should they be used? I am a 13 year old Advanced student with a great writing teacher. I have always been interested in write and feel myself to be pretty skilled. Anyways, the definition of a Onomonopia is the formation of words whose sound is imitative of the sound of the noise or action designated, such as hiss, buzz, and bang. An example that I found interesting is crying. Such as sniffilng. A very advanced book I read just the other day stated that the main charecter could be found in her hiding space because the secondary charecter was hearing sniffle sniffle. Are onomonopias a children and picture book sort of word, or do they really belong in novels?

A list of Onomonopias:

baa

bang

bark

beep

belch

boing

boom

brring

bubble

burp

buzz

cackle

chirp

chomp

chortle

chuckle

clang

clap

clash

clatter

click

clip clop

clunk

cock a doodle doo

cough

crackle

creak

croak

crunch

ding dong

drip

fizz

fizzle

flutter

gasp

glug

groan

growl

grunt

guffaw

gurgle

hiss

honk

hoot

howl

hum

ker-ching

knock knock

miaow

mmm

moan

mumble

munch

murmer

mutter

neigh

oink

parp

ping

pitter patter

plink plonk

plop

pop

purr

quack

ribbit

rip

roar

rumble

rustle

screech

shush

slap

slither

smack

smash

snap

snarl

snore

snort

snuffle

splash

splat

splatter

splosh

splutter

squawk

squeak

squelch

thud

thwack

tick tock

trickle

twang

tweet

waffle

whimper

whirr

whizz

whoosh

woof

yawn

yelp

zip

 

I hope this helped, or even sparked intrest! Good luck, and happy writing!

submitted by Atali N, age 13, Lincoln, CA
(September 26, 2009 - 1:21 pm)

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Great, That was really helpful! Isn't there a 't' somewhere in onomatopoeia

submitted by Annie
(September 26, 2009 - 5:43 pm)

Whoops! Thanks for pointing that out!

submitted by Atali , age 13, Lincoln, CA
(September 27, 2009 - 6:29 pm)

No, there isn't.

submitted by Emily L.
(September 27, 2009 - 9:22 pm)

Yes, there is. It's O-N-O-M-O-T-O-P-I-A

submitted by Pirocks/Enceladus
(September 28, 2009 - 2:15 pm)

Oh my heavens. It's "onomatopoeia." A slightly tricky word, maybe, but the thing is to ignore how you want to spell it phonetically. Ono-mato-poe-ia.

submitted by Mary W., age 11.75, NJ
(September 28, 2009 - 7:06 pm)

It's O-N-O-M-A-T-O-P-E-I-A. *looks very wise* I asked Spell Check the Great! *nod nod* *laughs* Laughing

submitted by Emma O.
(September 29, 2009 - 7:05 pm)

TOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

submitted by Tip Top, age TOP, Toptown, T.O.P
(May 22, 2010 - 9:50 am)