http://www.wordnik.com/lists/creative-onomatopoeia.xml Words that sound like what they mean, but they're not *technically* onomatopoetic. <br /> <br />(another edit: this list is morphing into something I can't quite describe. But I still like it.) http://www.wordnik.com http://www.wordnik.com/words/curt Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:55:22 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/curt http://www.wordnik.com/words/terse Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:55:11 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/terse http://www.wordnik.com/words/spongy Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:51:35 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/spongy http://www.wordnik.com/words/guffaw Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:49:07 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/guffaw http://www.wordnik.com/words/whumpf Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:32:07 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/whumpf http://www.wordnik.com/words/glossy Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:36:36 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/glossy http://www.wordnik.com/words/smegma Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:36:18 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/smegma http://www.wordnik.com/words/sift Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:35:57 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/sift http://www.wordnik.com/words/evil Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:31:44 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/evil http://www.wordnik.com/words/castanets Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:05:55 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/castanets http://www.wordnik.com/words/chintzy Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:10:04 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/chintzy http://www.wordnik.com/words/stop Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:46:57 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/stop http://www.wordnik.com/words/cricket Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:15:09 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/cricket http://www.wordnik.com/words/hork Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:40:39 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/hork http://www.wordnik.com/words/lugubrious Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:00:41 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/lugubrious http://www.wordnik.com/words/kumquat Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:31:22 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/kumquat http://www.wordnik.com/words/ipecac Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:44:31 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/ipecac http://www.wordnik.com/words/frosted Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:47:00 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/frosted http://www.wordnik.com/words/gwick Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:23:23 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/gwick http://www.wordnik.com/words/hongry Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:19:46 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/hongry http://www.wordnik.com/words/slither Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:22:49 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/slither http://www.wordnik.com/words/taut Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:16:56 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/taut http://www.wordnik.com/words/hernia Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:54:42 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/hernia http://www.wordnik.com/words/queasy Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:04:29 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/queasy http://www.wordnik.com/words/cantilever Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:03:13 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/cantilever http://www.wordnik.com/words/spitty Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:01:39 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/spitty http://www.wordnik.com/words/stot Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:18:04 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/stot http://www.wordnik.com/words/pronk Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:17:43 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/pronk http://www.wordnik.com/words/aracataca Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:05:08 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/aracataca http://www.wordnik.com/words/squelched Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:03:05 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/squelched http://www.wordnik.com/words/buick Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:36:57 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/buick http://www.wordnik.com/words/bubbling Thu, 22 Nov 2007 16:43:40 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/bubbling http://www.wordnik.com/words/p'ch'zarni'chiwkov Thu, 22 Nov 2007 01:44:29 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/p'ch'zarni'chiwkov http://www.wordnik.com/words/donkey Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:05:33 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/donkey http://www.wordnik.com/words/flews Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:10:11 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/flews http://www.wordnik.com/words/chisel Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:35:59 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/chisel http://www.wordnik.com/words/sphagnum Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:27:11 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/sphagnum http://www.wordnik.com/words/flatus Mon, 22 Oct 2007 02:30:57 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/flatus http://www.wordnik.com/words/churlish Mon, 22 Oct 2007 02:24:03 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/churlish http://www.wordnik.com/words/chasm Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:22:49 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/chasm http://www.wordnik.com/words/waxy Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:22:46 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/waxy http://www.wordnik.com/words/susurration Thu, 18 Oct 2007 02:09:11 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/susurration http://www.wordnik.com/words/gelatinous Thu, 18 Oct 2007 01:24:02 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/gelatinous http://www.wordnik.com/words/loathsome Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:12:25 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/loathsome http://www.wordnik.com/words/crisp Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:23:15 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/crisp http://www.wordnik.com/words/blimp Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:34:08 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/blimp http://www.wordnik.com/words/celadon Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:18:52 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/celadon http://www.wordnik.com/words/pertussis Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:00:13 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/pertussis http://www.wordnik.com/words/syncopated Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:51:27 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/syncopated http://www.wordnik.com/words/skidded Thu, 08 Feb 2007 19:55:43 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/skidded http://www.wordnik.com/words/haggle Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:16:18 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/haggle http://www.wordnik.com/words/spiky Tue, 06 Feb 2007 19:27:56 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/spiky http://www.wordnik.com/words/swoop Tue, 06 Feb 2007 09:01:48 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/swoop http://www.wordnik.com/words/thug Mon, 05 Feb 2007 21:08:26 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/thug http://www.wordnik.com/words/itch Mon, 05 Feb 2007 21:06:22 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/itch http://www.wordnik.com/words/congealed Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:31:36 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/congealed http://www.wordnik.com/words/clipped Mon, 05 Feb 2007 14:37:44 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/clipped http://www.wordnik.com/words/doom Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:48:47 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/doom http://www.wordnik.com/words/swallowed Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:14:07 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/swallowed http://www.wordnik.com/words/wrap Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:51:20 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/wrap http://www.wordnik.com/words/tunneling Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:35:08 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/tunneling http://www.wordnik.com/words/tuft Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:26:59 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/tuft http://www.wordnik.com/words/dawn Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:34:04 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/dawn http://www.wordnik.com/words/chafe Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:07:08 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/chafe http://www.wordnik.com/words/spire Mon, 05 Feb 2007 07:54:52 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/spire http://www.wordnik.com/words/scroll Sun, 04 Feb 2007 19:19:41 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/scroll http://www.wordnik.com/words/abacus Sun, 04 Feb 2007 14:38:57 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/abacus http://www.wordnik.com/words/sordid Sun, 04 Feb 2007 14:37:34 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/sordid http://www.wordnik.com/words/venal Sun, 04 Feb 2007 14:37:06 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/venal http://www.wordnik.com/words/squid Sun, 04 Feb 2007 14:03:49 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/squid http://www.wordnik.com/words/loudmouth Sun, 04 Feb 2007 13:06:50 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/loudmouth http://www.wordnik.com/words/ashes Sat, 03 Feb 2007 21:03:35 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/ashes http://www.wordnik.com/words/caustic Sat, 03 Feb 2007 21:03:24 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/caustic http://www.wordnik.com/words/crust Sat, 03 Feb 2007 21:03:21 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/crust http://www.wordnik.com/words/deviant Sat, 03 Feb 2007 21:03:17 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/deviant http://www.wordnik.com/words/slice Sat, 03 Feb 2007 21:03:11 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/slice http://www.wordnik.com/words/leaf Sat, 03 Feb 2007 21:03:06 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/leaf http://www.wordnik.com/words/slushy Sat, 03 Feb 2007 11:57:48 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/slushy http://www.wordnik.com/words/rasp Sat, 03 Feb 2007 11:24:02 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/rasp http://www.wordnik.com/words/slather Sat, 03 Feb 2007 11:02:19 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/slather http://www.wordnik.com/words/soft Sat, 03 Feb 2007 11:00:47 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/soft http://www.wordnik.com/words/brazen Sat, 03 Feb 2007 10:57:04 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/brazen http://www.wordnik.com/words/curl Sat, 03 Feb 2007 09:14:48 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/curl http://www.wordnik.com/words/swerve Sat, 03 Feb 2007 09:01:34 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/swerve http://www.wordnik.com/words/rod Sat, 03 Feb 2007 08:49:10 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/rod http://www.wordnik.com/words/howl Sat, 03 Feb 2007 08:38:55 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/howl http://www.wordnik.com/words/church Sat, 03 Feb 2007 06:45:09 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/church http://www.wordnik.com/words/trance Sat, 03 Feb 2007 06:37:29 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/trance http://www.wordnik.com/words/atrophy Sat, 03 Feb 2007 06:37:09 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/atrophy http://www.wordnik.com/words/nerd Sat, 03 Feb 2007 06:35:39 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/nerd http://www.wordnik.com/words/beak Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:40:12 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/beak http://www.wordnik.com/words/tailspin Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:34:16 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/tailspin http://www.wordnik.com/words/filigree Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:20:19 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/filigree http://www.wordnik.com/words/force Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:07:48 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/force http://www.wordnik.com/words/agog Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:57:56 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/agog http://www.wordnik.com/words/jowls Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:42:46 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/jowls http://www.wordnik.com/words/askew Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:38:28 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/askew http://www.wordnik.com/words/anguish Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:38:23 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/anguish http://www.wordnik.com/words/dark Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:38:17 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/dark http://www.wordnik.com/words/mercurial Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:33:43 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/mercurial