onomatopoeia

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Onomatopoeia is the use of words that imitate or mimic the sounds of objects or things such as these words “murmur, buzz, giggle, splash, meow, clatter, and whizz,” etc.

There are different types of these words depending upon the sounds that create like,

  • Words about air:

Gasp, whisper, flutter

  • Words about water:

Sprinkle, drizzle, drip

Gurgle, belch, giggle

  • Words about Collision:

Bang, jingle, clap

Chirp, cuckoo, neigh