Definitions
Wiktionary
- interj. onomatopoeia The sound of a sneeze.
Etymologies
- (onomatopoeia) (Wiktionary)
Examples
“( "If only we hadn't let our impressionable kids hear the word achoo at such a tender age, they never would have gotten caught up with that fast crowd!")”
“If only we hadn’t let our impressionable kids hear the word achoo at such a tender age, they never would have gotten caught up with that fast crowd!”
“Opinion has been somewhat more divided about the actress's portrayal of a different single woman: Adelaide, the grippe-gripped perennial fiancée in "Guys and Dolls" who keeps saying "achoo" because her boyfriend won't say "I do.”
The Wall Street Journal: Life After 'Gilmore Girls': Egg Salad, Adelaide, and All
“All sneezes involve closed eyes, but I guess one could simply say "achoo" with one's eyes open.”
“my new copy of the castanets' album first light's freeze arrived in the post. the asthmatic kitty logo is so adorable. and they also sent me a sampler, and it's called 'achoo' and it has kitties on the front. cute. i am almost as excited as the time i mail ordered a pipas cd and it came with a sweet little note from mark inside.”
“If the productive-consumer classes are to be tapped with Keynes and capped with pigovian carbon taxes a la Manciw will any resulting social environmental economic gains matter one whit when Iceland decides to achoo?”
“Thanks, I say in Lithuanian, which sounds like achoo.”
“When your dog brings the tissue to you, say, “Good achoo!” and ask him to “Drop it.””
“While I highly recommend the print edition of the magazine for the simple reason that the format is handiest for reading in the bathroom, I also understand that there are people who eschew paper "eschew," pronounced "achoo," is an onomatopoeia for sneezing at something.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘achoo’.
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Onomatopoetic
words (seemingly) formed in imitation of a natural sound
plash, guff, woof, splash, crash, pow, crack, bang, whoosh, whizz, whallop, fizz and 116 more...
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sound (loud)
words for loud sounds
( open list, descriptive, randomness )
also see:
http://www.wordnik.com/lists/onomatopo...crash, thud, bump, thump, boom, smash, explode, roar, scream, screech, short, yell and 168 more...
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onomatopoeias (2 syllable)
2 syllable words that mean what they sound like. (dictionaried or un-dictionaried | onomatopoeic in nature)
onomatopoeias (1 syllable) | onomatopoeias (3+ syllables)
( op...wobble, sputter, spatter, flutter, giggle, hiccup, mumble, murmur, jangle, rattle, sizzle, rustle and 21 more...
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Grunts, Sounds, Calls
Aah, achoo, ack, ah, aha, ahem, ah-ha, aw, baa, bah, blah, boo and 64 more...
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