What is an Onomatopoeia?

A word that sounds like what it represents such as “buzz “or “hiss”

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

An onomatopoeia is a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes. In simpler terms, it's a word that sounds like the noise it represents. Common examples include "buzz," "crash," "meow," "sizzle," and "splash." Onomatopoeic words are frequently used in literature, poetry, comics, and everyday language to evoke auditory sensations or describe sounds vividly.

A formation of a word sound which is associated with that word, such as clap, cuckoo, hiss.