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- Human vocal sounds
- Sounds made by human actions
- Words for people named after sounds
- Sounds made by devices or other objects
- Things named after sounds
- Animal and bird names
- Animal and bird noises
- Music groups or terms
- Works and characters named after sounds
- Sounds in fiction
- See also
- References
This is a list of onomatopoeias, i.e. words that imitate, resemble or suggest the source of the sound that they describe. For more information, see the linked articles. Human vocal sounds- Achoo, Atishoo
- Babbling
- Cough
- Gargle
- Gibberish
- Hiccup
- Hum
- Chomp
Sounds made by human actions- Ahh
- Knock
- Screech
- Smack
- Thump
- Oof
- Ding dong
- Pop
Words for people named after sounds- Barbarian, a person perceived to be uncivilized; derived from a Greek word imitating babbling
- Flibbertigibbet, a flighty or talkative person; derived from a meaningless representation of chattering
- Mleccha, ancient Indian word for a foreigner; derived from a word for indistinct speech
Sounds made by devices or other objects- Awooga, or Aooga
- Bang, the sound of an explosion or a gunshot
- Boom, the sound of an explosion
- Beep, a high-pitched signal
- Beep, beep, 1929 word for a car horn
- Ding dong, the sound of a ringing bell
- Fizz, sound of effervescence
- Flutter, sound of rapid motion, e.g. aeroelastic flutter
- Honk, sound of a car horn; also used for the call of a goose
- Kaboom,the sound of an explosion
- Oom-pah, the rhythmical sound of a deep brass instrument in a band
- Ping
- Plop
- Slosh
- Splash, sound of water upon disturbance
- Squish
- Swish
- Tick tick tick, sound of a timer
- Tick tock, sound of a clock
- Vroom, sound of an engine revving up
- Whoosh, sound of the wind
- Zap, sound of an electrostatic discharge
- Ching, sound of metal on metal.
- Clink, sound of glass on glass.
Things named after sounds- Choo Choo, childish word for a train, after the sound of a steam locomotive's driven pistons.
- Flip-flops
- Tuk-tuk, word for auto rickshaw in parts of Asia and Africa
- Ping Food, an urban, possibly derogatory, word for food cooked in a microwave oven.
Animal and bird names- Aye-aye
- Bobolink
- Chachalaca
- Chickadee
- Chiffchaff
- Cuckoo
- Dik-dik
- Dodo
- Hoopoe
- Kea
- Killdeer
- Mopoke, morepork or boobook owl
- Pobblebonk
- Weero
- Eastern whip-poor-will
- Mexican whip-poor-will
- Zyzzyx, a genus of sand wasp
Animal and bird noisesFor sounds listed by the name of the animal, see List of animal sounds. English words for animal noises include: - Bark, call of a dog
- Bleat, call of a sheep
- Buzz, sound of bees or insects flying
- Chirp, bird call
- Chirp, sound made by rubbing together feet or other body parts, e.g. by a cricket or a cicada
- Growling, low, guttural vocalization produced by predatory animals
- Hiss, sound made by a snake
- Hoot, call of an owl
- Meow, cry of a cat
- Moo, sound of a cow
- Purr, a tonal buzzing sound made by all members of the cat family
- Quack, call of a duck
- Ribbit, sound of some Pacific tree frogs or bullfrogs
- Roar, deep, bellowing outburst made by various animals
- Screech, high-pitched strident or piercing sound, as made by a screech owl
Music groups or terms- Bebop, a style of jazz
- Ratatat, a New York City experimental electronic rock duo
- Wah-wah, the sound of altering the resonance of musical notes to extend expressiveness
- Doof doof, Australian slang term describes electronic music heard at raves
- Wham! Wham! was a 1980s English musical duo formed by members George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley
- Djent, a style of progressive metal named after the sound of a palm-muted guitar
- Kecak, part of a musical drama, is named after monkey chatter, and "chak" is also the sound of a struck bar percussion instrument as in a gamelan
Works and characters named after sounds- "Boum !", a song
- Cock a doodle doo, a nursery rhyme about a cockerel
- Kachi-kachi Yama, a Japanese folktale, named for the crackling of a fire
- Snap, Crackle and Pop, advertising mascots for branded cereal
- Clank, from the famous video game series "Ratchet & Clank"
- Rattle and Hum, an album by the Irish band U2
Sounds in fiction- Bamf, the sound Nightcrawler makes when teleporting
- Snikt, the sound of Wolverine's claws being extended
- Thwip, the sound that Spider-Man's web shooters make
- Vworp, the sound the TARDIS makes when it materializes
See also- "The Bells", a heavily onomatopoeic poem
- Bling-bling, an ideophone for ostentatious accessories
- Cross-linguistic onomatopoeias
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