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| bamf | "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 |
| blare | loud sound |
| bling bling | the "sound" of light reflecting off shiny expensive objects, such as diamonds. this is a rare example of "non-auditory onomatopoeia". see also "yoink", "snap", and the japanese word for silence "shiiin" |
| brouhaha | hubbub, uproar |
| bumble | to blunder, from Middle English bomblen (to boom) |
| eek eek | sound of a squaky shoe (from "Mr. Brown can moo, can you?" by Dr. Seuss)
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| flicker | to flutter, hover, vibrate |
| flip-flop(s) | footwear named by sound produced when walking in them |
| hoo, hoo, hoo | 1. monkey vocalization, 2. the sound of wind, 3. the sound of a ghost (2 and 3: in the poem "The congo" by Vachel Lindsay "...Like the wind. Hoo, Hoo, Hoo. Listen to the yell of Leopold's ghost..."
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| hottentot | member of native S. African race. possibly imitative of the language spoken by the people referred to |
| jar | harsh sound |
| pad | to walk with a soft dull tread |
| racket | disturbance, uproar |
| rumble | to make a low heavy continuous sound |
| skirl | to make a shrill sound |
| strident | making a harsh noise |
| shiiin | the sound of silence (!), as used in manga comics (ref)
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| scratch | to tear or mark a surface with something sharp or jagged |
| scrunch | to make a crunching sound, to crush or crunch, or to crumple or squeeze |
| snap | the "sound" of someone's pride being hurt. this is an example of "non-auditory onomatopoeia". see also "bling bling", "yoink" and the japanese word for silence "shiiin" |
| snikt | "snikt" in the Marvel comic books is the written sound of super hero Wolverine's claws popping |
| splatt | sound of lightning (in "Mr. Brown can moo, can you?" by Dr. Seuss), for sound of thunder: see explosions, e.g. boom |
| squish | to squeeze, squash |
| thwip | sound of Spiderman web shooter |
| tick tock / tic toc | sound of a clock |
| yoink | the "sound" of someone stealing something. the word is spoken to make obvious or humorous the playful theft of an item in front of others. (e.g. "you shouldn't leave your wallet lying around like that...Yoink!". used often in the cartoon series "the Simpsons"). this is another example of "non-auditory onomatopoeia". see also "bling bling", and the japanese word for silence "shiiin" |
| zing | a shrill humming sound |
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