meaning of onomatopoeia?

Question

you can find it in a dictionary

Answer 1

Onomatopoeia (occasionally spelled onomatopœia) is a word, or occasionally, a grouping of words, that imitates the sound it is describing, and thus suggests its source object, such as “bang” or “click”, or animal such as “moo”, “oink”, “quack” or “meow”.

Answer 2

Onomatopoeia is a word that sound like the thing represents, examples: splash for water, buzz for the sound of a bee.
I'll let you do the search to "find it in a dictionary".

Answer 3

An onomatopoeia is a word that tries to sound the same as a real sound we might hear. Words similar to woof, click, buzz, and shh are onomatopoeias.

Answer 4

Onomatopoeia (occasionally spelled onomatopœia) is a word, or occasionally, a grouping of words, that imitates the sound it is describing, and thus suggests its source object, such as “bang” or “click”, or animal such as “moo”, “oink”, “quack” or “meow”.

Answer 5

1 : the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (as buzz, hiss)

2 : the use of words whose sound suggests the sense

Answer 6

I think it is a word that sounds like it means. Like buzz.

Answer 7

Well, if you can find it in a dictionary, why are you asking?
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Answer 8

Other people have answered this question right. I would only add that it is not limited to animal noises. It is also words like vroom,vroom, crash, bang. beep-beep, toot-toot, hicup, burp....just say them aloud and you'll see how they imitate the actual sounds.

Answer 9

When a word is sounded out the same as the sound it makes. Like, "plop," "bang," or "buzz."

Answer 10

A word that sounds like what it describes, like 'buzz' or 'hum'.

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