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Crack, rattle, crunch

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claque

(possibly of imitative origin) organized body of hired applauders

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clatter

to make a rattling sound

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crack

to make a sharp short noise

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crackle

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

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crash

to dash to pieces, or the noise produced by it

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creak

a harsh cry, sound of a rusty gate hinge, to speak stridently or querulously, or to make a shrill grating noise

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cricket

name of chirping insect, grasshopper

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crinkle

to make a soft crackling sound, rustle

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crunch

1. to chew with a noisy crackling sound, 2. to crush, grind, or tread noisily

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F

flicker

1. to flutter, hover, vibrate 2. bird species name, see northern flicker

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frou-frou

rustling, like silk dresses do

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J

jar

1. harsh sound, 2. the sound of guns (in the poem "Lepanto" by G. K. Chesterton: "...For he heard drums groaning and he heard guns jar ..."

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K

kashl

(pronounced cashel)sound of a rattly, phlegmy cough

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kirik

sound of breaking metal ("Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales from Africa", by Verna Aardema)

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R

racket

disturbance, uproar

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raspberry

short for raspberry tart, rhyming slang for fart: a sound of contempt made by protruding the tongue between the lips and expelling air forcibly to produce a vibration; broadly : an expression of disapproval or contempt. Also "rasp", "razz" or "Bronx cheer". As in "blowing a raspberry", "making a Bronx cheer". Ref: thesneeze , wikipedia.

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rattle

1. rapid succession of short sharp sounds, 2. an instrument that makes a rattling noise

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rumble

to make a low heavy continuous sound

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rustle

to give forth a succession of light crisp sounds

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S

scratch

to tear or mark a surface with something sharp or jagged

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screech

1. a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror, 2. the high pitched sound the tires of a car make when it turns at high speed

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scritch

a screech

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scrunch

to make a crunching sound, to crush or crunch, or to crumple or squeeze

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skirl

to make a shrill sound

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skrrreeek

sound of nails on a blackboard (ref)

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snap

1. to make a cracking sound, eg. snapping your fingers, or a camera making a photo (sound of the shutter). 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 2. the "sound" of someone's pride being hurt. this is another example of "non-auditory onomatopoeia". other examples: bling bling, yoink and shiiin

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squelch

1. to strike or press with crushing force; crush down; squash. 2. to put down, suppress, or silence, as with a crushing retort or argument. 3. to make a splashing sound. 4. to tread heavily in water, mud, wet shoes, etc., with such a sound.

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squish

to squeeze, squash

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strident

making a harsh noise

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T

thisshig rrrerrk

sounds coming out of the loudspeaker in the subway during an important announcement (ref)

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What is Onomatopoeia?

An onomatopoeia is a word that imitates sound. "Onomatopoeic" is often synonymous to "echoic" or "imitative". The plural form is "onomatopoeias" but it can also be used as an uncountable noun. So kaboom and buzz are onomatopoeias, but ...read more »

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