What is an Onomatopoeia?

It is words that sound like what they represent such as 'bang' and 'zip'.

Hi Dolores, an Onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like the noise something makes. For instance, if you were describing how a firework sounds you might use the word "bang". When you say the word bang, it sounds like the noise of the firework. I hope this helps.

When words sound like the noise being described such as:

Crash

Boom

Splash

Bzzz

Poof

An onomatopoeia is a language feature, often known as a 'sound word.' The word represents or mimics the sound it makes: 'snap, crackle, pop, bang, fizz, crash, thud...'

An Onomatopoeia is a word that is used to convey the sound it is describing, eg bang, thud, clap, crackle, plop etc

Onomatopoeia is the naming of a thing or action by imitation of natural sounds e.g. meow, oink, buzz etc.

An onomatopoeia is something that sounds like the action, for example, splat or buzz.

An onomatopoeia is where a word is formed to give a sound that is associated with the word. For example, Sizzle, Cuckoo

Onomatopoeia is a word from a sound that is associated with is named. In simpler terminology: onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like the noise that it is describing. For example: sizzling, boing, buzz, hiss etc

A word (usually describing a sound or impactful action) that sounds as it reads. For example 'Bang' or 'Beep'.

Onomatopoeia refers to words that are created to refer to sounds that they supposedly resemble. Animal sounds like "I heard the ducks quacking on the pond" are classic examples. Others include common sound words like "bang!" or "tinkle" or "buzz". Some words probably originated from onomatopoeic words like "howl" and even "ring" (as with a bell).

Onomatopoeia is when a word sounds like what it names or represents. For example, words like "boing", "clap" or "cuckoo" are all onomatopoeic vocabulary. As a literary or artistic choice, onomatopoeia can create a sense of vividness and immediacy, adding a textural dimension to writing through a conscious and playful patterning of sound.

Onomatopoeia is a word in the form of a sound that it is associated with. For example, meow, cuckoo, boom, etc.

Onomatopoeia is when a word phonetically resembles the sound it describes. We have many examples of this in English: one common one is "buzz". Every time you describe a bee as "buzzing", you are using onomatopoeia!

ONOMATOPOEIA are words that sound what they mean e.g CRASH! BANG! I like to call them BATMAN words like the old comics e.g.THWACK! just sounds like Batman hitting a villain hard!