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'''Onomatopoeia''' (or '''onomatopœia''') is when a [[word]] imitates (sounds like) a natural sound. Words similar to ''woof'', ''click'', ''buzz'', ''boom'', ''moo'', ''crash'' and ''shh'' are examples of onomatopoeia. 

''[[Cuckoo]]'' is a good example of an onomatopoeic name.         

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•My son swooshed the basketball into the net.
•Shuffle the paper stack again properly.
•Please do not whisper ing tring' the alaram bell rang!      
2.'shh'! do not make sound.     
3.'huff puff koo' the train is moving towards the town.    
4.The owl hooted as it sat in the tree.     
5.Boo. I scared you.     
6.Meow, where's my milk, cried the cat.  he examination hall.
•The owl hooted as it sat in the tree.
•Boo. I scared you.
•Meow, where's my milk, cried the cat.
•The jangle of her bracelets caught his attention.
•Click, click. She made a sound with her tongue to show her displeasure.
•The rustle of the leaves startled the kids.
•Pitter-patter rain drops are falling from the sky.
•My teacher told me to shoosh, because I was making too much noise.
•The door creaked open in the old mansion.
•The tires of the sports car halted with a loud screech.
•Harry mumbled in his mouth that he was not thirsty.
•The birds like to tweet outside my window.
•Drip, drip, drip, went the faucet all day long.
•Grandma loves to hear the pitter-patter of little feet around the house.
•Zip goes the jacket.  


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