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B

bam

sound of a hard hit

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bang

sharp noise or hit

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bash

to strike heavily

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biff

sound of an uppercut punch

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boff

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

keywords hard_hit laughter

bomp / bop

sound of a hit / punch ("Garfield", Jim Davis)

keywords hard_hit

bong / dong

sound of bouncing ("Shonen Jump, Dragon Ball", manga comic by Akira Toriyama)

keywords hard_hit

bonk

sound of something heavy hitting something else

keywords hard_hit

bop / bomp

sound of a hit / punch ("Garfield", Jim Davis)

keywords hard_hit

buffet

(possibly of imitative origin) blow

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bump

heavy dull blow, or its result (a swelling)

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bwak / bwok

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

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bwok / bwak

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

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C

clang

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

clank

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)

keywords hard_hit engine

clap

a sharp, forcible or resounding noise

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clash

loud sound of collision followed by a confusion of lesser sounds

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clink

sound of metal when struck

keywords hard_hit metal

clinker

very hard kind of brick, named after the sound produced when struck

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clobber

sound of a hit / punch, verb: to batter severely

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crash

to dash to pieces, or the noise produced by it

keywords hard_hit crack

D

ding

sound of metal when struck

keywords hard_hit metal

dong / bong

sound of bouncing ("Shonen Jump, Dragon Ball", manga comic by Akira Toriyama)

keywords hard_hit

F

fa-thud

sound of someone hitting the floor after falling

keywords fighting punch hard_hit hit

fash

sound of fended off punch with the hand ("Shonen Jump, Dragon Ball", manga comic by Akira Toriyama)

keywords hard_hit movement

flap

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

flog

to beat, thrash

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flop

to fall, collapse, with a dull or heavy sound

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G

gabing

sound of a flying object hitting someone's head ("Garfield", Jim Davis)

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gasp

sound produced by victim of punch in the stomach (Shonen Jump, Dragon Ball, manga comic). the original word, meaning "to catch the breath convulsively and audibly (as with shock)" is not directly imitative

keywords human hard_hit

glok / klok

sound of a kick against someone's body (head, for example) ("Shonen Jump, Dragon Ball", manga comic by Akira Toriyama), also: bwak, bwok, glok, klam, klok, shwap, thwogg, whack, wham, wap, whap, whop, whump

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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 ..."

keywords weapon crack hard_hit explosion

K

klam

sound of a punch/hit during a fight ("Shonen Jump, Dragon Ball", manga comic by Akira Toriyama)

keywords hard_hit

klok, glok

sound of a kick against someone's body (head, for example) ("Shonen Jump, Dragon Ball", manga comic by Akira Toriyama), also: bwak, bwok, glok, klam, klok, shwap, thwogg, whack, wham, wap, whap, whop, whump

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klunk

sound of heavy metallic objects colliding

keywords hard_hit

knack

sharp blow or sound

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knell

sound of a bell struck or rung

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knock-knock

sound of striking with a sounding blow. As in knocking on a door

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kong

sound of food bowl hitting the head (dog (Odie) getting hit on the head with a food bowl, "Garfield", Jim Davis)

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kwok

sound of an earthenware pot being smashed to pieces on the ground ("Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales from Africa", by Verna Aardema)

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L

lash

1. to move violently or suddenly. also: to dash, 2. to thrash or beat violently, as in "the rain lashed at the windowpanes"

keywords hard_hit movement movement weather

P

ping-pong

game of table-tennis, imitative origin

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plonk

a dull striking sound

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plump

heavy sound of landing

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pop

sound of rapping, knocking, or explosive. 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 explosion hard_hit light_hit

pow

sound of a blow / collision

keywords hard_hit

puh-puh-puh

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

keywords hard_hit

punt

sound of a kick ("Garfield", Jim Davis)

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R

rap

to strike, esp. with a quick, smart, or light blow

keywords hard_hit light_hit

S

shoop

sound of a karate kick/chop, also: swah / shwah ("Shonen Jump, Dragon Ball", manga comic by Akira Toriyama)

keywords hard_hit

shwap

sound of a punch ("Shonen Jump, Dragon Ball", manga comic by Akira Toriyama), also: bwak, bwok, glok, klam, klok, shwap, thwogg, whack, wham, wap, whap, whop, whump

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slam

to beat, shut with a noise

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slap

smart blow as with the open hand

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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

keywords hard_hit light_hit crack music

sock

sound of a punch to the face (Batman 1960s tv show)

keywords hard_hit punch fight

splat

landing with a smacking sound

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spoing

sound of a piano landing on someone's head ("Garfield", Jim Davis)

keywords hard_hit

stup

sound of landing (after a jump). also: tup ("Shonen Jump, Dragon Ball", manga comic by Akira Toriyama)

keywords hard_hit

swah / shwah

sound of a karate chop ("Shonen Jump, Dragon Ball", manga comic by Akira Toriyama), also: shoop, zonk

keywords hard_hit

swash

to dash violently, make a noise of clashing swords

keywords hard_hit metal movement

T

tch, tch, tch

sound of chopping off branches of wood ("Sebgugugu the Glutton: A Bantu Tale from Rwanda", by Verna Aardema)

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throb

(of the heart) to beat strongly

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thud

to hit with a dull sound

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thump

1. to strike or beat with or as if with something thick or heavy so as to cause a dull sound, as in a punch during a fight, or the sound of heavy footsteps 2. 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 hard_hit engine

thung

sound of a blow to a metal object (features in a Roy Lichtenstein painting

keywords hard_hit metal

thunk

sound of impact

keywords hard_hit

thwack

the sound of flogging

keywords hard_hit

thwogg / thwok

sound of a kick against someone's body (head, for example) ("Shonen Jump, Dragon Ball", manga comic by Akira Toriyama), also: bwak, bwok, glok, klam, klok, shwap, thwogg, whack, wham, wap, whap, whop, whump

keywords hard_hit

tup

sound of landing (after a jump). also: stup ("Shonen Jump, Dragon Ball", manga comic by Akira Toriyama)

keywords hard_hit light_hit

W

wap

hit/blow

keywords hard_hit

whack

to strike sharply, also: bwak, bwok, glok, klam, klok, shwap, thwogg, whack, wham, wap, whap, whop, whump

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wham

a heavy blow, also: bwak, bwok, glok, klam, klok, shwap, thwogg, whack, wham, wap, whap, whop, whump

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whang

sound of a hit / punch ("Garfield", Jim Davis)

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whap

1. to throw one's self quickly, or by an abrupt motion; to turn suddenly; (eg. she whapped down on the floor; the fish whapped over), 2. to beat or strike, 3. a blow, or quick, smart stroke, also: bwak, bwok, glok, klam, klok, shwap, thwogg, whack, wham, wap, whap, whop, whump

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whock

sound of a hit / punch ("Garfield", Jim Davis)

keywords hard_hit

whop

to beat, strike, also: bwak, bwok, glok, klam, klok, shwap, thwogg, whack, wham, wap, whap, whop, whump

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whump

the sound of colliding bodies, a slamming sound, or the sound of a punch to the jaw, also: bwak, bwok, glok, klam, klok, shwap, thwogg, whack, wham, wap, whap, whop, whump

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Z

zlopp

sound of a man falling during a fight (Batman episode 13 season 1)

keywords hard_hit hit punch fight fall

zonk

the sound of a karate chop

keywords hard_hit