onomatopoeia
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Madden’s influence, steeped in Everyman sensibilities and studded with wild gesticulations and paroxysms of onomatopoeia — wham! doink! whoosh! — made the NFL more interesting, more relevant and more fun, for over 40 years.
From Seattle Times
Madden’s influence, steeped in Everyman sensibilities and studded with wild gesticulations and paroxysms of onomatopoeia — wham! doink! whoosh! — made the N.F.L. more interesting, more relevant and more fun for over 40 years.
From New York Times
“There is a notable degree of success outside of just onomatopoeia,” Perlman says.
From Scientific American
Reading his writing can be kind of like taking a psychedelic — a literary onomatopoeia.
From Washington Post
The bullet is a grim onomatopoeia for itself.
From New York Times
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