What is an Onomatopoeia?

Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech, or words and phrases, that sound like their meaning. An example is “buzz.” When we picture a bee in our minds, the sound that the bee makes sounds similar to the word for it: “buzz.” Other examples of onomatopoeia include “ding dong” or “boom!”

An onomatoepoeia is a word or phrase indicating a sound of some description has been made, e.g. CRASH, BANG, BOOM

Onomatopoeia is a word that represents a sound. An example would be Bang! or Snap! They help elevate language beyond the actual words on a page by creating more vivid imagery with their sensory effects.

It is when we form words from how things sound. For example, buzzing from the buzz sound that the bees make.

When words sound like the noise being described such as:

Crash

Boom

Splash

Bzzz

Poof

It is when a word sounds like the noise being described e.g. Whoosh, bang, crash...

A word we associate with describing a sound, especially and in particular, terms that bring sounds into a level of physicality, like pop or bang!

A word used to show a noise for example: crash or bang

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

Onomatopoeia is simply a word like "clap" which is the sound you make with your hands. So the sound of clapping is the same as the actual word.

It is a word that imitates the natural sound; example easy to remember is a sound of a cat 'meow'

Onomatopoeia is when words are used to mimic sounds. For example, the word "moo" is onomatopoeia for the sound a cow makes.

Onomatopoeia might look and sound like a Harry Potter spell, however it is not as complicated as it sounds. Put simply, onomatopoeia means a word that replicates a sound. Examples are the easiest way to understand this concept. For example, 'bang' is a word but when saying it also replicates a noise. The same can be said for 'snap', 'roar' or 'meow'. It doesn't even have to be a dictionary defined word, 'zzzz' to describe sleeping comes to mind.

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

A word that imitates a sound.