List of onomatopoeias

This is a list of onomatopoeias, i.e. words that imitate, resemble, or suggest the source of the sound that they describe. For more information, see the linked articles.

Human vocal sounds

 * Achoo, Atishoo
 * Burp
 * Chomp
 * Cough
 * Hiccup
 * Hum
 * Slurp
 * Yawn
 * Ow, Ouch

Sounds made by devices or other objects

 * Awooga, or Aooga, the sound of an old-fashioned vehicle horn
 * Beep, a high-pitched signal
 * Beep, beep, 1929 word for a car horn
 * Ching, the sound of metal on metal
 * Clink, the sound of glass on glass
 * Fizz, sound of effervescence
 * Flutter, sound of rapid motion, e.g. aeroelastic flutter
 * Oom-pah, the rhythmical sound of a deep brass instrument in a band
 * Slosh
 * Splash, sound of water upon disturbance
 * Tick tick tick, sound of a timer
 * Tick tock, sound of a clock
 * Twang, having the sharp, vibrating tone of a plucked string
 * Vroom, sound of an engine revving up
 * Zap, sound of an electrostatic discharge

Things named after sounds

 * Choo Choo, childish word for a train, after the sound of a steam locomotive
 * Flip-flops, a type of sandal
 * Khilkhilat, a type of ambulance in Gujarat for transporting newborn babies, meaning "Giggles"
 * Tuk-tuk, word for an auto rickshaw in parts of Asia, Africa, and Latin America
 * Tweeter, a high frequency loudspeaker named after a bird's shrill tweet
 * Woofer, a low frequency loudspeaker named after a dog's low bark

Animal and bird names

 * Aye-aye
 * Bobolink
 * Bobwhite
 * Chachalaca
 * Chickadee
 * Chiffchaff
 * Chuck-will's-widow
 * Coquí
 * Cuckoo
 * Currawong
 * Curlew
 * Dickcissel
 * Dik-dik
 * Hadada
 * Hoopoe
 * Hoot owl
 * Kea
 * Killdeer
 * Kiskadee
 * Mopoke, morepork or boobook owl
 * Pewee
 * Pobblebonk
 * Potoo
 * Poorwill
 * Spring Peeper
 * Weero
 * Whip-poor-will (Eastern)
 * Whip-poor-will (Mexican)
 * Willet

Animal and bird noises
For sounds listed by the name of the animal, see List of animal sounds.

English words for animal noises include:
 * Baa: vocalization of sheep; "Baa, baa, black sheep"
 * Bark, sound of a dog
 * Bleat, sound of a sheep
 * Buzz, sound of bees or insects flying
 * Chirp, bird call
 * Chirp, sound made by rubbing together feet or other body parts, e.g. by a cricket or a cicada
 * Gobble, a turkey call
 * Growl, low, guttural vocalization produced by predatory animals
 * Hiss, sound made by a snake
 * Honk, call of the male Canada goose
 * Hoot, call of an owl
 * Howl, sound made by canines, especially wolves
 * Meow, cry of a cat
 * Moo, sound of a cow
 * Purr, a tonal, fluttering sound made by all members of the cat family
 * Quack, call of a duck
 * Ribbit, sound of some Pacific tree frogs or bullfrogs
 * Roar, deep, bellowing outburst made by various animals
 * Screech, high-pitched strident or piercing sound, as made by a screech owl
 * Tweet, sound of a bird
 * Woof, sound of a dog

Music groups or terms

 * Bebop, a style of jazz
 * Boom bap, a subgenre and production style of hip hop named after the sounds used for the bass and snare drums
 * Djent, a style of progressive metal named after the sound of a palm-muted guitar
 * Donk, a style of UK house music containing distinctive percussion sounds
 * Doof doof, Australian slang term describes electronic music heard at raves
 * Kecak, part of a musical drama, is named after monkey chatter, and "chak" is also the sound of a struck bar percussion instrument as in a gamelan
 * Oom-pah, brass instruments, also Humppa
 * Ratatat, a New York City experimental electronic rock duo
 * Ska, a style of music characterised by a walking bass line
 * Wah-wah, the sound of altering the resonance of musical notes to extend expressiveness

Works, groups and characters named after sounds

 * "Boum!", a song.
 * Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, a fictional car in the film of the same name based on the children's novel by Ian Fleming, named for the unusual noise of its engine.
 * Clank, from the video game series Ratchet & Clank.
 * Cock a doodle doo, from a nursery rhyme about a cockerel.
 * Kachi-kachi Yama, a Japanese folktale, named for the crackling of a fire.
 * Rattle and Hum, sixth album by the Irish band U2.
 * Snap, Crackle and Pop, advertising mascots for branded cereal.
 * Whaam!, pop art painting drawing from onomatopoeia in superhero comics (in this case, an explosion).
 * Wham!, a 1980s English musical duo formed by members George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley.

Sounds in fiction

 * Bamf, the sound Nightcrawler makes when teleporting
 * Biff, Pow, Wham, Bam, Zap etc, used to represent punching an enemy in silver age superhero comic books, popularized by the 1966 Batman TV Series
 * Budda Budda Budda, commonly used in Marvel and DC comics to represent machine gun fire
 * Krakoom and Thoom, respectively the sound of thunder summoned by Thor's hammer Mjolnir and when the hammer physically hits a target
 * Pew-pew or pew-pew-pew, the sound of a laser gun in science fiction
 * Shrrm, the sound of a lightsaber being ignited
 * Snikt, the sound of Wolverine's claws being extended
 * Thwip, the sound that Spider-Man's web shooters make
 * Vwoop, the sound of an Enderman from Minecraft teleporting
 * Vworp, the sound the TARDIS makes when it materializes