Get familiar with those onomatopoeia words
(2008-06-17 11:07:59)
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I have these words in my book. not necessary useful but may be checked against someday...
Bang the sound of fireworks--but only on the Fourth of July
Bark the sound vocalized by a medium-sized dog
Bing the sound of the oven timer when the cookies are done
Boing the sound of a roomful of springs
Bong the sound of church bells on a Sunday morn
Boom the sound of an imploding TV vacuum tube
Braap the sound of oral flatulence
Burble the sound of a lidded pot brimming with boiling water
Buzz the sound of ten thousand bees
Clang the sound of a hammer hitting a sheet of metal
Click the warning sound of small firearms
Crackle the sound of wet wood on a campfire
Crash the imminent sound of playing baseball in the house
Ding the first sound of the average household’s doorbell
Dong the second sound of the average household’s doorbell
Fizz the sound of a bottle of well-shaken Coke
Goosh the sound of Hoover Dam busting open
Gurgle the last sound water makes before going down the drain
Huff the sound Chubby makes when we punch him in the stomach
Hiss the sound of nearby snakes or low tires (neither is good)
Hum the sound of the radiator in the library
Ka-blam the sound of an exploding grenade
Kerplunk the sound of a wrench being dropped into a water-filled basin
Lub-dub the sound that the heart makes according to anatomy textbooks
Meow the sound of a real cat
Moo the sound of a stereotypical cow
Murmur the sound heard around the workplace on “the day after”
Ping the sound of a crescent wrench hitting a cement floor
Purr the sound of a very happy cat or well-groomed automobile
Ring the sound of kids on bicycles riding towards the ice cream truck
Szhoom the sound of a light saber cutting through the air
Splash the sound of the bow breaking through the waves
Squeak the incessant sound pouring out from my roommate’s chair
Thud the sound of a lead brick smashing the Earth
Thwap the sound of skin on skin
Tick the sound of the Grandfather's clock when the pendulum is on the left
Tock the sound of the Grandfather's clock when the pendulum is on the right
Whirr the sound of an electric can opener that has seen better days
Whiz the sound of a 60-mph baseball three inches from your head
Woosh the sound that every flying superhero makes on takeoff
Wop the sound of a wet rag thrown onto a greasy counter top
Yip the sound of a small annoying dog