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Onomatopoeia & Similar Sound Descriptions

creation of a word from the natural sound, or associations

Talking, voice & other onomatopoeia-like descriptions

chatter - talk in a quick or casual way

mumble - quiet, unclear speech which is difficult to understand

murmur - low sound of many people talking

haha - laugh

giggle - laugh [nervous or childlike]

sigh - let out long, loud breath [usually from boredom or frustration]

ugh - low grunting noise [usually when disgusted, annoyed, or upset]

bawl - cry very loudly

Miscellaneous

Objects

pop = exploding or bursting open

(bottle cap or a balloon)

crackle = fire burning [snapping noises]

drip = drop of liquid

plop = dropping something into water

clap = explosive sound (from palm of hands hitting together or thunder)

knock-knock = object striking something (knuckles[hand] on a door

snap = loud sharp sound (thumb and middle finger moving quickly together, or something breaking in half)

splash = something falling into liquid, and causing many drops

swoosh = sudden rush of air (gust of wind)

Clock: tick-tock

Gun: bang

phone: ring

doorbell: ding-dong

zipper (jeans, jackets): zip

bomb: boom

train: choo choo, chugga chugga, chooga chooga

horn/alarm clock: beep

Animal Sounds

Body sounds

Can you guess which sounds match the pictures?

cat ~ meow, purrr

dog ~ bark, woof

cow ~ moo

pig ~ oink

bird ~ tweet, chirp, cheep,

crow/raven ~ caw

owl ~ hoo hoo

rooster ~ cock-a-doodle-doo

bee ~ buzzz

frog ~ ribbit

snake ~ hiss

wolf ~ howl

cough

zzzzz

hiccup

slurp

gasp

achoo

waaah

cough waaah gasp

hiccup slurp achoo

zzzzz

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