tail onomatopoeia

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

metal engine

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)

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clickety-clack

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

metal movement engine

dibble dibble dopp dopp

sound of rain (from Mr. Brown can moo, can you? by Dr. Seuss). More rain sounds

weather liquid water

dong

sound of bouncing. from:

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dot a dot dot

sound of rain drops hitting a window pane (in the poem Weather by Eve Merriam, in Noisy poems by Jill Bennett). More rain sounds

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fash

sound of fended off punch with the hand. from:

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flick a flack fleck

sound of rain drops hitting a window pane (in the poem Weather by Eve Merriam, in Noisy poems by Jill Bennett). More rain sounds

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fwip fwip fwip

sound of a dog's wagging tail ( Wag! Patrick McDonnell)

animal tail movement

gasp

sound produced by victim of punch in the stomach. from:

the original word, meaning "to catch the breath convulsively and audibly (as with shock)" is not directly imitative

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glok

sound of a kick against someone's body (head, for example). from:

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gr gr k k grk

Sound of scraping and hammering in rocky material at an archeological / paleontological excavation. from:
. All caps in the book: GR GR K K GRK

stone carving metal digging

grrrakka kkakkakkakkakkakkakk akkakkakk kkakka akk

Sounds made by a jackhammer (From Diggers go by Steve Light). In the book all caps GRRRAKKA KKAKKAKKAKKAKKAKKAKK AKKAKKAKKAKK AKKAKKAKK AKKA KKAKKA AKK

engine metal

grrrraaawr

cry of tyrannosaurus rex (imagined). from:

animal dinosaur predator

gshaaaa

Hissing sound made by dinosaur or giant lizard. from:

animal gas breath

klam

sound of a punch/hit during a fight. from:

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klok

sound of a kick against someone's body (head, for example). from:

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kreeen

sound of a small door opening. from:

movement squeaky peep rusty hinge

mrrroww

cat vocalization (Doggies by Sandra Boynton). More cat sounds

nnn...nnn...nnn

sound of a crying dog. from this book:

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peck peck peck

sound of a woodpecker rapping with its beak on a tree Lucy Cousins children's book

animal bird

pooof

Chewing gum bubble popping. from:

food blow

raow

dog barking. from this book:

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rattlesnake

The word 'rattlesnake' is the words 'rattle' and 'snake' joined together. Rattlesnakes receive their name for the rattle located at the end of their tails. The word 'rattle' is likely of imitative origin.

red knot

(Calidris canutus) is a medium sized shorebird. name may be imitative of the birds vocalization, sometimes described as a soft "knut", or a soft "quer-wer", though usually the bird is silent. link1, link2

animal bird

rrowff

dog barking. (Doggies by Sandra Boynton) More dog vocalizations

RRUUMBLE SCRUNCH SCRUUMBLE SCRUUUNCHH

Sounds made by a bulldozer. From:

construction equipment machine heavy engine

scream

to utter a shrill piercing cry. note: the vocalization of eagles is often called screaming, although according to this wikipedia article, Bald Eagles normally squeak and have a shrill cry, punctuated by grunts, and the scream that is found in films this is usually the call of a Red-tailed Hawk, dubbed into films for dramatic effect.

human animal

shmm

sound of objects flying by. from:

shoop

sound of a karate kick/chop, also: swah / shwah. from:

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shwap

sound of a punch. from:

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skwee brrumm brrumm skoooooo skooooo

Sounds made by a front loader (Diggers go by Steve Light, all caps in the book SKWEE BRRUMM BRRUMM SKOOOOOO SKOOOOO)

engine rubble sand stone dirt metal