onomatopoeic

Example Sentences

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To the Nolan fanboys, the “Batman” television series’ creators made West carry shark repellent and throw onomatopoeic punches because they didn’t understand what it meant to be Batman.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

Wumpth! in my best onomatopoeic voice and throwing Spidey to the other side of the room.

From Slate • Jul. 29, 2023

I paused briefly and giggled to myself, wondering how I would translate the cleverness of this addictive, onomatopoeic hook into English.

From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2021

He was also partly inspired by the onomatopoeic phrase paku paku meaning “chomp chomp” and the kanji symbol for the word taberu meaning “to eat”.

From The Guardian • May 22, 2020

The context helped, but more than that, the word was at one with its meaning, and was almost onomatopoeic.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan