Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia refers to the formation of words, which (when spoken aloud) imitate the sounds related with the things/actions they refer to.

Creak: High-pitched squeaking sound.

Splash: Sound of something falling into liquid.

The door creaked eerily in the middle of the night.

The car fell into the river with a big splash.

Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia refers to the formation of words, which (when spoken aloud) imitate the sounds related with the things/actions they refer to.

Boom: Bang, explosion, resound, etc.

Purr: Low continuous vibratory sound (especially of a cat), whirr, drone, etc.

The fireworks’ boom frightened the baby.

The cat purred when his master patted him.

Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia refers to the formation of words, which (when spoken aloud) imitate the sounds related with the things/actions they refer to.

Sniff: Smell, breath, sound of inhaling air through nose, etc.

Tweet: Chirp, chirrup, chatter of a young bird, etc.

The dog was sniffing the biscuit tin.

The birds were tweeting noisily in their nests.

Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia refers to the formation of words, which (when spoken aloud) imitate the sounds related with the things/actions they refer to.

Beep: Short, high-pitched sound.

Flutter: Wave, fly, flap, flicker, etc.

They had no idea from where the beep sound was coming.

The beep of the car horn woke him up.

The dove fluttered its wings in pain.

The clothes fluttered in the breeze.  

Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia refers to the formation of words, which (when spoken aloud) imitate the sounds related with the things/actions they refer to.

Chatter: Click together repeatedly, babble, rant, etc.

Buzz: Low murmuring sound, hum, drone, etc.

My teeth were chattering in the cold.

We woke up to the chattering of monkeys.

The Chairman’s arrival ended the buzz in the conference room. 

The buzzing of the doorbell was maddening.