A
sounds of busy city horns (cars) MAD magazine
keywords automotive tone
Exclaimation of dismay, commonly used, and originaly created by the Peanuts gang by Charles Schulz. Used frequently by Charlie Brown in the following situations: Losing a Baseball game,
Having the football pulled away by Lucy,
In an embarrassing situation. Also used by other members of the peanuts gang and can be used as a roaring sound to scare someone. 1) Linus: I told her about how you're madly in love with her,
Charlie Brown: Aaugh!! 2) Snoopy: It's not the things that go 'bump' in the night that scare me. It's the things that go 'AAUGH!'. Urban dictionary
keywords dismay pain embarrassment comics
interjection used to express delight, relief, regret, or contempt
keywords human
sound of a dog panting. also: hu hu hu hu, hah-hah-hah, heh-heh-heh. (these were among the replies to a question posted on Yahoo answers)
keywords animal
sound of sneezing
other spellings: ah-ooo-ga, ah-ooh-gah, oo-ga. 1. Klaxon sound signaling "dive" in 1940's US navy submarines ref
2. Sound produced by horn on antique automobiles such as Ford Model-A ref1, ref2
keywords automotive horn
interjection used to express surprise, triumph, or derision
keywords human
aristocratic sounding laughter, or kind of a hick laugh
keywords laughter
clearing one's throat
keywords human
laughter, not really different from the ordinairy hahaha, but this one includes an attempt to capture the breath before the burst of laughter (ahh-)
keywords laughter
interjection used in hailing (to call or greet) a ship, as in "ship ahoy"
keywords human
dog vocalization. Also: woof, ruff, bow-wow, yap, yelp, howl, bark, bawl
keywords animal
exclamation expressing pain. there is a webpage dedicated to the many different spellings of aargh on the web. The top five most common spellings is argh, aargh, aaargh, arrgh, arrrgh.
Sound uttered by person choking. Also: awk, gasp, gak
keywords disease eat_drink pain
the sound made by a wolf, when howling
keywords animal
interjection used to express mild disappointment, gentle entreaty, or real or mock sympathy or sentiment
keywords human
Sound uttered by a person choking. Also gak, argh, gasp
keywords disease eat_drink pain human animal
B
sheep vocalization
keywords animal
1. to talk enthusiastically or excessively, 2. to utter meaningless or unintelligible sounds. imitative origin.
keywords human
large family of bird species. Example: the gray-crowned babbler (Australia), also sometimes called the "yahoo", after one of its calls. The name babbler or chatterer may be because of the birds' continuous raucous babbling/chattering when in groups. about this bird
explosion. also: blam, baroom, boom, kaboom, sssshblamm, kapow
keywords explosion
Extremely curvaceous female buttocks. Urban dictionary: When the immense, rounded muscle tissue of the rear creates a sound wave ripping through the local environment making a pressure wave against the ear drum in a pleasing Ba-dOnk-a-dOnk rhythm. Also: A womens derriere that has the shape of, and bounces like a basketball. The word is derived from the sound produced when you bounce a basketball. A case of the sound of one urban icon, naming another urban icon with similar propensities but that doesn't really make a sound.
keywords human
sound of a drum roll / rimshot hear the sound
interjection used to express disdain or contempt
keywords human
sound of a hard hit
keywords hard_hit
BAMF in the Marvel comic books represents the sound of X-Men character Nightcrawler when he transports himself. The sound is caused by air rushing into the area where Nightcrawler's body once was
sharp noise or hit
keywords hard_hit
elephant vocalization, trumpeting
keywords animal
vomiting, the sound made while vomiting. Also used a noun meaning "vomit"
keywords disease
verb for dog vocalization. also: arf, bay, woof, ruff, bow-wow, yap, yelp, howl, bawl
keywords animal
explosion. also: blam, badaboom, boom, kaboom, sssshblamm, kapow
keywords explosion
to strike heavily
keywords hard_hit
sound of a helicopter. also: 'whop whop whop'
'wuppa wuppa'
'whumpa-whumpa-whumpa-whumpa'
'whup-whup-whup'
'flac-flac-flac'
'chakk-chackk-chak-chak, chak-a-chak-akk-chk-chk-chk'
'DUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUB'
'THITH-THITH-THITH'
'batabatabatabata'
'tocotocotocotoco'
keywords engine helicopter movement
to cry out loudly and unrestrainedly. From baulare (Medieval Latin) or baula (Old Norse), imitative origin.
dog vocalization (in the poem Lepanto by G. K. Chesterton: "... Don John's hunting, and his hounds have bayed ..."
keywords animal
bird , automobile horn, or computer generated tone. "Beep beep!" is also the signature call of the Road Runner character (a bird) in the Looney Tunes cartoons
keywords animal bird automotive
(Anthornis melanura) bird species found in New Zealand. Maori language name Korimako. The bellbird forms a significant component of the famed New Zealand dawn chorus of bird song that was much noted by early European settlers. It has a bell-like song. about this bird
sound of an uppercut punch
keywords hard_hit
loose chatter
keywords human
nonsense, silly talk
keywords human
explosion. Also: baroom, badaboom, boom, kaboom, kapow, sssshblamm (Blam is also the title of a Roy Lichtenstein painting)
keywords explosion
loud sound
keywords music misc tone engine
an explosion or violent detonation, a violent gust of wind, or the effect of such a gust
keywords explosion
1. to utter or play loudly or harshly, 2. the natural cry of a sheep, goat or calf 3. to talk complainingly or in a whining tone of voice
keywords animal
electronically generated tone. "to bleep" often means "to mask inappropriate language on television or radio"
keywords tone
the "sound" of light reflecting off shiny expensive objects, such as diamonds. this is a rare example of "non-auditory onomatopoeia". another example: shiiin
keywords misc
a short, crisp sound
keywords tone
(automotive) sound of boiling coolant Cartalk
keywords engine automotive liquid
sound a large serving of mashed potatoes makes when it hits the plate (also a corresponding measurement of same) (ref)
sound of a horn (from "Mr. Brown can moo, can you?" by Dr. Seuss)
keywords music
to utter abruptly and impulsively, as in "to blurt out the first word that comes to mind"
keywords human
any of a genus (Colinus) of quail; especially : a popular game bird (C. virginianus) of eastern and central North America having mottled chiefly reddish-brown plumage
bird species named by their typical call. about this bird
1. the sound of a hit or punch
2. verb (slang) to have sexual intercourse (with someone)
3. noun (plural boffs), a big laugh
4. a line in a film etc that elicits such a laugh
hollow, explosive projectile, imitative origin
keywords explosion
sound of a hit / punch ("Garfield", Jim Davis)
keywords hard_hit
sound of bouncing ("Shonen Jump, Dragon Ball", manga comic by Akira Toriyama)
keywords hard_hit
sound of something heavy hitting something else
keywords hard_hit
1. used to express derision, disapproval 2. Used to startle someone, when said loudly and abruptly
keywords human
crying
keywords human
1. deep, hollow sound, explosion. also: blam, badaboom, baroom, kaboom, sssshblamm, kapow, 2. verb for the sound produced by the (male) bittern, a bird species, to attract the females and establish their territory. each male has a unique voice. the boom of the male bittern is the lowest-pitched and the most far-carrying song produced by any European bird. it is written as "oonk-a-lunk" or "punk-er-lunk" and can be heard up to 5 km away in the right weather conditions. about this bird
keywords explosion animal bird
(automotive) sound of a bad turbo. Cartalk
keywords engine automotive
A word that describes the sound of an explosion; an expression used to express awesomeness. Ex. (1) We lit the gas can on fire, and it went "BOOSH!". (2) When Tamera aced the test, we heard her shout, "BOOSH!" in celebration. Urban Dictionary - Thanks to students of Ms. Lane's 7th grade class!
sound of a hit / punch ("Garfield", Jim Davis)
keywords hard_hit
the rumbling sound produced by the movement of gas through the intestines of animals, including humans. Stomach growling.
dog vocalization. Also: arf, woof, ruff, bow-wow, yap, yelp, howl, bark, bawl
keywords animal
sound of machine gun. (Bratatat! is a Roy Lichtenstein painting)
keywords weapon
to utter the characteristic loud harsh cry of a donkey
keywords animal
Referee whistle
(Ancient Greek) frog . Features in Aristophanes' comedy Batrachoi ("The Frogs", (405 BCE) - as translated by Matthew Dillon. The phrase was also used by Hans Christian Andersen, in the fairy tale Tommeliden ("Thumbelina", 1835)
keywords animal
sound of ringing telephone
keywords tone
hubbub, uproar
keywords human
brum-brum-brum-brum-brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Sound of a chainsaw
keywords engine
air enclosed by liquid, or to bubble: the process of bubbles being formed, probably of imitative origin
(possibly of imitative origin) blow
keywords hard_hit
(possibly of imitative origin) clown, may stem from allusion to puffing out cheeks as a comic gesture
to blunder, from Middle English bomblen (to boom)
keywords movement
A bumblebee (also spelled as bumble bee) is any member of the bee genus Bombus, in the family Apidae. They are characterized by are characterised by black and yellow body hairs, often in bands. Etymonline: 1520s, replacing M.E. humbul-be, alt. by assoc. with M.E. bombeln "to boom, buzz," echoic, from PIE base *kem "to hum," echoic.
keywords animal
heavy dull blow, or its result (a swelling)
keywords hard_hit
to form bubbles, flow with bubbling sound
keywords liquid
the act of belching
keywords human human eat_drink
uvular pronounciation of the letter "r"
keywords human
1. a sibilant humming sound, like a bee (also: bzzz, hum) 2. the sound of a buzzer 3. a confusion of activity and gossip, chatter, talk. Also used as a verb "the bees were buzzing", "he buzzed a servant"
laughter, boisterous
keywords laughter
sound of a punch or kick ("Shonen Jump, Dragon Ball", manga comic by Akira Toriyama), also: bwok, shwap, thwogg, klam, whack, wham, wap, whap, whump
keywords hard_hit
electric power tone
keywords tone
U.S. city police siren in traffic (ref)
keywords police tone alarm siren city car automotive
sound of a punch or kick ("Shonen Jump, Dragon Ball", manga comic by Akira Toriyama), also: bwok, glok, klam, klok, shwap, thwogg, whack, wham, wap, whap, whump
keywords hard_hit
explosion
keywords explosion
funky palm-muted riffs with wah pedal (sound effect), associated with pornographic movie soundtracks. often combined with playing "airguitar". see also: neow, jug, whockah
keywords music
Sound of a car engine low on coolant Cartalk
keywords automotive engine
sound of a flying insect
keywords animal
C
1. the sound made by a hen after laying an egg, 2. talking in a cackling manner, probably has partial imitative origin
to make a harsh cry (like a cat in heat)
keywords animal
bird , usually a raven or crow
a fast rhythmic ballroom dance of Latin-American origin with a basic pattern of three steps and a shuffle. The name is derived from the rhythm of the güiro (scraper) and the shuffling of the dancers' feet
keywords music
sound of a cash register. also: ka-ching
bird species name, see plain chachalaca
chakk-chackk-chak-chak, chak-a-chak-akk-chk-chk-chk
sound of a helicopter. also: 'whop whop whop'
'wuppa wuppa'
'whumpa-whumpa-whumpa-whumpa'
'whup-whup-whup'
'flac-flac-flac'
'DUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUB'
'THITH-THITH-THITH'
'batabatabatabata'
'tocotocotocotoco'
keywords engines helicopter movement
to chew noisily
to converse easily and familiarly. also a name for small birds, such as the warbler
quick repeated sounds (by birds or humans)
1. a person who chatters 2. common name for bird species, see babbler
bird vocalization (nonspecific)
any of several small North American oscine birds (genus Poecile of the family Paridae) that are related to the titmice. about this bird
name of bird species, named by its song. about this bird
the sound of wedding bells (features in the poem "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe)
to make a sharp ringing sound
keywords metal
bird vocalization (nonspecific)
the short vibrant or trilled sound, characteristic of an insect (as a grasshopper or cicada)
keywords animal
1. to utter a series of chirps, or to make clucking or clicking sounds with the lips, as in urging on a horse, 2. bird vocalization
light, informal conversation
keywords human
to twitter or chatter (high-pitched sounds), like a bird, or raccoon
to chew or bite something
keywords human eat_drink animal
small children's word for train (steam engine)
keywords engine
laughter, gleeful chuckle, chuckling and snorting. Ususally designated as a description of a weird laugh, but a chortle can be a laugh you make when you REALLY enjoy something. Often used in British comic "the Dandy and the Beano" or "Beano book", e.g. Dennis the Menace's annoying habit of guffawing at his own actions: "Ha ha! Look Gnasher! Chortle!"
keywords laughter
genus Pyrrhocorax of birds in the Corvidae (crow) family. now universally pronounced 'chuff'. However it probably originally rhymed with "how", as 'chow' is a reasonable representation of its call (according to this website). link1 (white-winged chough), link2 (red-billed chough)
(Caprimulgus carolinensis) nocturnal bird of the nightjar family Caprimulgidae, similar to the whip-poor-will, found in the southeastern United States near swamps, rocky uplands, and pine woods. It migrates to the West Indies, Central America, and northwestern South America. voice: Call a loud "Chuck-will's-widow," with the first "chuck" being quiet and inaudible at a distance. about this bird
a dull explosive sound made by or as if by a laboring engine
keywords engine
The Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar) is a Eurasian upland gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. Their song is a noisy chuck-chuck-chukar-chukar from which the name is derived. More
to chunk, a verb for sound made by a big engine, as in thumping, chunking engines going.. (from the poem "engineers" by Jimmy Garthwaite, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett)
keywords engine
1. chatter, prattle 2. to make an abrupt striking sound or series of sounds, such as footsteps 3. cry of a bird , especially fowl. see also: cackle, cluck 4. Sound of a late 19th century gun being closed after loading, according to a reply to a yahoo!Answers post about the sound of old guns
keywords animal bird weapon metal
sound of a train sound of a train riding on a railroad switch or joint ("Song of the train" by David McCord, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett). also: clickety-clack
1. loud ringing metallic sound 2. to clang, verb for harsh cry of a bird (as a crane or goose), 3. to clang, verb for the sound of fire bells (features in the poem "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe)
keywords hard_hit animal bird metal
1. the sound of metal when struck, 2. to clank, verb for the sound made by a big engine (from the poem "engineers" by Jimmy Garthwaite, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett)
a sharp, forcible or resounding noise
keywords hard_hit
(possibly of imitative origin) organized body of hired applauders
keywords crack
loud sound of collision followed by a confusion of lesser sounds
keywords hard_hit
to make a rattling sound
keywords crack
stereotyped phrase (imitative origin, from the sound of dropping the matrix on the molten metal)
keywords human
1. slight sharp sound, eg. camera making a photo. 2. nonvocal suction sound in some languages, 3. to talk noisily or rapidly. The sound made by dolphins is also called "clicking".
In the media: click it or ticket is the name and slogan of a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration campaign aimed at increasing the use of seat belts among young people in the United States. Also: "clunk click, every trip (click the seatbelt on after clunking the car door closed; UK campaign) and: "click, clack, front and back" (click, clack of connecting the seatbelts; AU campaign)
keywords human animal automotive
clickety-clack / click-ety-cla
sound of a train sound of a train riding on a railroad switch or joint ("Song of the train" by David McCord, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett), see also clackety-clack
keywords metal movement engine
sound of metal when struck
very hard kind of brick, named after the sound produced when struck
keywords hard_hit
sound of a walking horse, also: klopp klopp klopp, clippity-clop, thubalup
keywords animal
sound of galloping horse. also: thubalup
keywords animal
to make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures, as of male insects such as crickets or grasshoppers
keywords animal
sound of a hit / punch, verb: to batter severely
keywords hard_hit
sound of a coin put into a vending machine (from the graphic novel "Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth", ref)
keywords metal
1. bird : the peculiar sound of a brooding hen 2. To make a clicking sound with the tongue
call of a rooster, usually in the morning
(Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae, the nightjars, found from British Columbia and southeastern Alberta, through the western United States to northern Mexico. Call: a loud "poor-will." about this bird
bird , characteristic note of doves and pigeons
to expel air noisily from the lungs, usually to expel fluids that resonate during breathing
to make a sharp short noise
keywords crack
1. To make a succession of slight sharp snapping noises: a fire crackling in the wood stove.
2. To show liveliness, energy, or intensity: a book that crackles with humor.
3. To become covered with a network of fine cracks; craze.
v.tr.
1. To crush (paper, for example) with sharp snapping sounds.
2. To cause (china, for example) to become covered with a network of fine cracks.
in the media: Snap, Crackle, and Pop are the cartoon mascots of Kellogg's breakfast cereal Rice Krispies. They are named after the sound rice krispies make when they are dropped in a bowl of milk
keywords crack
to dash to pieces, or the noise produced by it
a harsh cry, sound of a rusty gate hinge, to speak stridently or querulously, or to make a shrill grating noise
name of chirping insect, grasshopper
to make a soft crackling sound, rustle
keywords crack
1. frog , 2. to utter a deep hoarse cry
keywords animal
Common name for Sciaenidae, a family of fish. Also called drums or hardheads for the repetitive throbbing or drumming sounds they make. The sounds are produced by the beating of abdominal muscles against the swim bladder. more
keywords animal
1. To hum or sing softly. 2. To sing popular songs in a soft, sentimental manner. 3. (Scottish) To roar or bellow. Possibly of imitative origin. Originally "to bellow like a bull" as well as "to utter a low, murmuring sound" Etymonline
throat-disease with a sharp, barking cough. imitative origin
to utter the cry of a rooster
1. to chew with a noisy crackling sound, 2. to crush, grind, or tread noisily
keywords human eat_drink animal crack
sound of footsteps on gravel, stones
1. to call loudly, 2. to weep, 3. verb for the sound of a trumpet (in the poem "Lepanto" by G. K. Chesterton: "... Don John calling through the blast and the eclipse, crying with the trumpet, with the trumpet of his lips"
cuckoo, bird species Cuculus Canorus, named by its cry. Also, a type of clock named after the bird. link1 (bird), link2 (clock)
any of various largely brownish chiefly migratory birds (especially genus Numenius) having long legs and a long slender down-curved bill and related to the sandpipers and snipes. name is imitative of the sound it makes. about this bird
bird species name, see pied currawong
D
interjection used to express sudden recognition of a foolish blunder or an ironic turn of events, popularized by The Simpsons tv cartoon series, in which main character Homer uses it often
keywords human
to strike with soft pressure
keywords light_hit
vocal sound produced by a human infant
keywords human
the sound produced by fully-automatic weapons in action. Use in computer gaming: Acquiring "more dakka" leads to a faster rate of bullet discharge and thus improves the player's overall chance of taking out hostiles
ref
keywords weapons
to move violently or suddenly. also: to lash
keywords movement
sound of a fiddle ("the ceremonial band" by James Reeves, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett)
keywords music
sound of rain (from "Mr. Brown can moo, can you?" by Dr. Seuss), also: pitter patter
name of bird species (Spiza americana). small American seed-eating bird in the family Cardinalidae. voice: From an open perch in a field, this bird's song is a sharp "dick dick" followed by a buzzed "cissel", also transcribed as "skee-dlees chis chis chis" or "dick dick ciss ciss ciss". about this bird
(probably of imitative origin) indigenous Australian instrument, of imitative origin. link (video)
keywords music
small antelope that lives in the bushes of East Africa, Angola and Namibia. Dik-diks are named for the alarm calls of the females, which make a dik-dik, or zik-zik sound. In addition to the female's alarm call, both the male and female make a shrill whistling sound.
keywords animal
sound of metal when struck
tolling of a bell
keywords metal
Sound of a bass-guitar. From: Mike Dirnt, the bassist of the rock band Green Day. Dirnt's birth name is Michael Ryan Pritchard. According to Wikipedia, at school, he would would often play "air-bass", pretending to pluck the strings, while making the noise, "dirnt, dirnt, dirnt". As a result, his schoolmates began to call him "Mike Dirnt". See also Yahoo Answers. Related: wub wub, wob wob and other sounds of bass in dubstep music.
keywords music
the menacing cry of Arceus, God of the Pokemon world
keywords comics television video games
sound of bouncing ("Shonen Jump, Dragon Ball", manga comic by Akira Toriyama)
keywords hard_hit
style in vocal rhythm and blues music from the 1950-1960, in which ad-lib syllables such as "doo wop, doo wah" are sung in harmony link (video)
keywords music
1. sound of drinking from a bottle ('dook, dook, dook' as in webcomic Scary Go Round) 2. verb: to dook, clucking or chuckling sound made by ferrets when excited or happy. More about ferrets
keywords animal
sound of rain drops hitting a window pane (in the poem "Weather" by Eve Merriam, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett)
keywords light_hit weather liquid
male honeybee, probably of imitative origin
keywords animal
Sound of a helicopter. Also: 'whop whop whop'
'wuppa wuppa'
'whumpa-whumpa-whumpa-whumpa'
'whup-whup-whup'
'flac-flac-flac'
'chakk-chackk-chak-chak, chak-a-chak-akk-chk-chk-chk'
'THITH-THITH-THITH'
'batabatabatabata'
'tocotocotocotoco'
keywords engine helicopter movement
interjection used to express actual or feigned ignorance or stupidity, also used derisively to indicate that something just stated is all too obvious or self-evident
keywords human
sound of a ruler strummed against a table (ref)
keywords plastic metal hit vibration
E
(Sayornis phoebe) small passerine bird. This tyrant flycatcher breeds in eastern North America, although its normal range does not include the southeastern coastal USA. It is migratory, wintering in the southernmost USA and Central America. Voice: Song is two rough, whistled notes, "fee-bee" with the second note rasping or with a stuttered, more whistly second note "fee-b-be-bee." Call note a clear chip. about this bird
(Psophodes olivaceus) bird species found in eastern Australia. The Whipbirds' long "whip" call, one of the most characteristic sounds of the Australian bush, is performed as a duet. The male makes the drawn out whip crack and the female usually follows quickly with a sharp "choo-choo". about this bird
donkey , also: hee haw (verb: to bray)
keywords animal
siren
keywords tone
siren
keywords tone
interjection expressing pain ("Garfield", Jim Davis)
keywords pain
1. monkey, mouse or rat vocalization 2. sound of a squaky shoe (from "Mr. Brown can moo, can you?" by Dr. Seuss) 3. human exclamation uttered when scared or distressed
keywords animal
interjection used to ask for confirmation or repetition or to express inquiry ; used especially in Canadian English in anticipation of the listener's or reader's agreement
keywords human
F
sound of someone hitting the floor after falling
keywords fighting punch hard_hit hit
(probably of imitative origin) a flourish of brass instruments. link (video)
keywords music
Sound of masturbating (male)
keywords human
(possibly of imitative origin, but debatable) English language vulgarism most commonly used in reference to flatulence. Onomatopoeia for farts have been suggested in various internet forums in response to questions of people who needed a word to describe the sound: eg. here and here. The suggested words include brrt, braaah, THPPTPHTPHPHHPH (Calvin and Hobbes), phhhhhhrt, PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP, pff, prtrtrtrgurtrufnasutututut, prrrt, PFFT!, PHHhhhh..., SPLPLPLLLP, WHOooooffff, poot, prrrrrrrvt, scraeft, ppppppwwarrrrppppp, pllllllllllllllllllllllllloooooooooooaaa..., RRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIPPPPP, fuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrt, thhhppbbbb, verrrrrrrrrnnnnnntttttt, hooooooooooooooooooooooooonk, pbpbpbpbp, frr frr frrrrrr rampooooooooo ag, pppppppptttttttttttttttttttttttt, flurpppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp... Also, according to many responders it depends on the fart (farting can make many possible sounds).
sound of fended off punch with the hand ("Shonen Jump, Dragon Ball", manga comic by Akira Toriyama)
1. blowing on hot soup 2. flatulence (fart) 3. air running out of a tire
keywords gas air eat_drink automotive food
sound of snapping the fingers
keywords music
name for a family of passerine birds (fringilla), whose call is often written as "fink fink", "pink pink", or "spink spink" about this bird. may be of imitiative origin
1. A hissing or bubbling sound. 2. Effervescence.3. An effervescent / carbonated beverage
"plop, plop, fizz, fizz" used to be the slogan in Alka Seltzer commercials for many years. 4. 2. informal ( often foll by out ) to fail or die out, esp after a promising start
keywords explosion gas liquid eat_drink
sound of a helicopter. also: 'whop whop whop'
'wuppa wuppa'
'whumpa-whumpa-whumpa-whumpa'
'whup-whup-whup'
'chakk-chackk-chak-chak, chak-a-chak-akk-chk-chk-chk'
'DUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUBDUB'
'THITH-THITH-THITH'
'batabatabatabata'
'tocotocotocotoco'
keywords engines helicopter movement
1. a blow, 2. noise of a bird's wing in motion, 3. to strike with something flexible or broad
keywords hard_hit animal bird movement
1. sudden burst of flame or light, 2. sudden rush of water
See fart. (The word "flatulence" is not an onomatopoeia)
A flighty or whimsical person, usually a young woman. In modern use, it is used as a slang term, especially in Yorkshire, for a gossipy or overly talkative person. Its origin is in a meaningless representation of chattering.
keywords human conversation
a light sharp jerky stroke or movement
sound of rain drops hitting a window pane (in the poem "Weather" by Eve Merriam, in "Noisy poems" by Jill Bennett)
keywords light_hit weather liquid
1. to flutter, hover, vibrate 2. bird species name, see northern flicker
footwear named by sound produced when walking in them
to beat, thrash
keywords hard_hit
sound of a bad tire of a car. Cartalk
keywords automotive engine movement rubber
to fall, collapse, with a dull or heavy sound
keywords hard_hit
sound of a wad of mail as it falls from a letter-box (ref)
to flood or spray thoroughly with water or other liquid, as for cleansing purposes. flush can have many meanings but in the sense of flooding with liquid it can be seen as imitative
keywords liquid
1. to flap wings rapidly, 2. to float to and fro
keywords animal bird movement liquid
a ribald laugh to draw attention to a double entendre. From Viz magazine comic strip Finbarr Saunders (thanks, Patz Gardiner)
sound of an animal (particularly a dog/wolf/coyote) shaking water off its fur ("Borreguita and the Coyote: A Tale from Ayutla, Mexico", by Verna Aardema)
rustling, like silk dresses do
keywords crack
sound of a hockey puck hitting the net of the goal and then the ice (ref)