A figure of speech in which the sound of a word imitates its sense (for example, “choo-choo,” “hiss,” or “buzz”). In “Piano,” D.H. Lawrence describes the “boom of the tingling strings” as his mother p [..]

1570s, from Late Latin onomatopoeia, from Greek onomatopoiia "the making of a name or word" (in imitation of a sound associated with the thing being named), from onomatopoios, from onoma (ge [..]

The use of sounds that are similar to the noise they represent for a rhetorical or artistic effect. For instance, buzz, click, rattle, and grunt make sounds akin to the noise they represent. A higher [..]

An onomatopoeia is a word which imitates the sound it represents.EXAMPLES OF ONOMATOPOEIA:'splash' sounds similar to the noise of something falling into water.'thud' sounds like a [..]

A word where the pronunciation of the word imitates the sound it makes. Words that echo the sounds that they describe eg slap, slosh, hissing. Helps to build a strong sense of the auditory experience.

Linguists are now agreed that the vast majority of words in every language are entirely arbitrary, but a small class of signifiers somehow mimic their signifieds. Examples include "thud," &q [..]

use of words to imitate natural sounds; accommodation of sound to sense. *At tuba terribili sonitu taratantara dixit. Ennius

The use of words to imitate the sounds they describe. Words such as buzz

a word capturing or approximating the sound of what it describes; buzz is a good example.

In poetry: a word whose sound resembles the sound to which it refers, or whose sound suggests the sound of something associated with its meaning. e.g. buzz, splash.

The use of words or sounds which appear to resemble the sounds which they describe. Some words are themselves onomatopoeic, such as 'snap, crackle, pop.'

A word or expression which resembles the sound which it represents, like the meow of a cat or the quack of a duck. For more details, see the entry by Ted Nellen in his list of literary terms.

A word or phrase usually found in a poem the sound of which suggests its meaning – “bang,” “thwack.”

("sound imitation") - the use of words in which the sound is suggestive of the object or action designated: crack, jazz, whistle,

The formation of a name or word by imitating the sound associated with the object designated.

 – words that sound like the sound they mean: buzz

 the use of words to imitate the sounds they describe Example

when a word sounds like the noise it describes e.g ‘pop’ or ‘the murmuring of innumerable bees’

The use of words which in their pronunciation suggest their meaning. "Hiss," for example, when spoken is intended resemble the sound of steam or of a snake. Other examples include these: slam, buzz, screech, whirr, crush, sizzle, crunch, wring, wrench, gouge, grind, mangle, bang, blam, pow, zap, fizz, urp, roar, growl, blip, click [..]

The formation or use of a word that sounds like what it means. Example: hiss; sizzle; pop.

Onomatopoeia is the use of a word that denotes a   sound suggested by the phonetic quality of the word, or thing that produces such a sound.

noun. the forming of a term whose sound copies to a comprehendible degree the sound of the thing or behavior which it copies, for instance, hiss, or cuckoo.

The use of words that imitate the sound that the poet is trying to describe e.g. the use of the word 'crackle' in Thistles  by Ted Hughes:'Thistles spike the summer air Or crackle open [..]

(n) using words that imitate the sound they denote

Onomatopoeia is the name given to a word which imitates the source of the sound it describes. One example is the name of the bird ‘cuckoo’, which stems from the noise of its call.

The putative imitation of a natural phenomenon (for instance bird song) by phonetic means. Contrary to the opinion of many speakers, onomatopoeia is not a major principle in historical phonology.

The formation of a word by imitating the natural sound associated with the object or action. For example, the "crack" of the bat, or the "twang" of the guitar strings.

a word that refers to a specific sound and whose pronunciation mimics the sound. "Bang! Zoom!" -- Jackie Gleason.

words that imitate, sound like, or evoke their own meaning; the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz or hiss).

The use of words that sound like the subjects they signify.

a word that sounds like the sound word it represents e.g. "buzz"

  The use of words that, when pronounced, suggest their meaning. Such words appear to imitate the sound with which they are associated.  Examples include hiss, buzz, sizzle, pop, click, murmur, whispe [..]

The circumstance when a spoken word sounds like what it represents.

Bam! Pow! Biff! Vronk! Sploosh!Oh excuse us. We were just reenacting some of our favorite scenes from Batman. You know, the old school version.But we were also getting our onomatopoetic juices flowing [..]