Onomatopoeia Example Sentences (Words List a-z)

Onomatopoeia is a word that describes the sound of something. Some common examples include boom, hiss, and moo! In this post, you will find example sentences and list of word a-z.

Read also: Examples of Onomatopoeia in Literature

In English, onomatopoeias are usually words that imitate the actual noise made by whatever they describe. Onomatopoeia can be found in languages all over the world, from Japanese to French to Swahili.

It’s not just a form of expression — it also helps people convey what things sound like without having to use any words for it.

Onomatopoeia Sentences

1. Thwack! ”The cane landed on Billy’s bare bottom.”
2. Thump, thump! ”They watched the raindrops hitting the ground.”
3. Plink plink plink  plink! “The water dripped into the bucket.”
4. ‘Tumbleweed’ a gust of wind streamed across the desert.
5. “Pull! pull!” the person shouted.
6. Gulp! Gulp! “Went the fish on his plate.”
7. “Bang!” goes the gun on the door.
8. They heard a loud boom.
9. Swish-swish went the whips of the jockeys.
10. Thwack–thwack–thwack went the shoes of the children on the pavement.
11. Ping Ping! the girl made a ping pong.
12. Biff bam! thank you mam.
13. Clip Clop went the horse.
14. Crick crack the bone broke.
15. Snap Snap the fingers snapped.
16. Pop Pop! The bubbles popped.
17. Squeak Squeak the mouse ran under the bed skirt.
18. Thud Thud! the door knocked on his head.
19. A dog howled in the alleyway as I walked home from work.
20. When I saw my brother’s new car , I clapped my hands and cheered so loudly that my neighbors rang to complain.
21. When I poured boiling water into her mug, the liquid hissed loudly as it escaped from the metal spout.
22. “Kaboom!” he shouted.
23. He slammed the door so hard, the bang echoed through the building.
24. My dog growled maliciously at the neighbor who had just given him a cookie.
25. The girls voice cracked as she tried to use it for speech.

Onomatopoeia Words List a-z

Do you know that there are some words that sound like the sounds they represent? These types of words are called onomatopoeia. Here is the list of these types of words. The word “buzz” is an onomatopoeia for a buzzing noise, just as “grrr” is an onomatopoeia for someone growling or making a snarling sound. See the list of words from a-z.

1. Achoo
2. Ahem
3. Ahhh
4. Bang
5. Beep
6. Bizz
7. Blurt  
8. Boing
9. Boom
10. Buzz
11. Chomp
12. Clank
13. Clink
14. Cluck
15. Cough
16. Crash
17. Crinkle
18. Crunch
19. Cuckoo
20. Drip
21. Drizzle
22. Eek
23. Fizz
24. Flutter
25. Giggle
26. Growl
27. Grunt
28. Gurgle
29. Hiss
30. Honk
31. Honk
32. Howl
33. Moo
34. Murmur
35. Ping-pong
36. Plink
37. Plop
38. Poof
39. Pop
40. Quack
41. Rattle
42. Ribbit
43. Roar
44. Screech
45. Shriek
46. Shush
47. Sizzle
48. Slosh
49. Smash
50. Snap
51. Sniff
52. Splash
53. Splat
54. Squawk
55. Squish
56. Swoosh
57. Thud
58. Tic-toc
59. Tweet
60. Vroom
61. Wham
62. Whirr
63. Whiz
64. Wobble
65. Woof
66. Wow
67. Zap