onomatopoeia

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Churchill’s use of alliteration, onomatopoeia and other devices served him as tools to fix “on paper the sound of the human voice,” Mr. Stiles writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Known online as the "Hawk Tuah girl", Ms Welch went viral after speaking the onomatopoeia "hawk tuah" - imitating the sound of someone spitting - during an interview in June.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024

He was so intent on educating youngsters about anti-nuclear proliferation his nickname became “pikadon sensei,” combining the “flash-boom” onomatopoeia Japanese use to describe the bomb and the word for “teacher.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2021

The bullet is a grim onomatopoeia for itself.

From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2021

An even more challenging and creative way to use body percussion is to create onomatopoeia in accordance with the lyrics, mimicking or relating to the sounds presented in the rhyme.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin