onomatopoetic

• “The first words, we may suppose, were onomatopoetic, that is to say, vocal imitations of the objects to which they referred.”

  Introduction to the Science of Sociology

• “All I could find on "patati, patata" is that it is an onomatopoetic expression.”

  et patati et patata - French Word-A-Day

• “But his word choice and onomatopoetic gestures ( "Money machines, yeah, they r-r-r-ring like a mobile phone!") are unmatched in rap right now.”

  The Washington Post: Review of Rick Ross' ‘Teflon Don'

• “The Sanskrit word prana is also found in the English word animal—pranimal—which is an onomatopoetic version of our in-and-out breathing process.”

  Simon & Schuster: Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar

• “All I could find on "patati,patata" is that it is an onomatopoetic expression.”

  et patati et patata - French Word-A-Day

• “But writing, scribed marks, is what the intonation remains — from the first tripled whoosh of strained onomatopoetic alliteration forward.”

  Phonemanography: Romantic to Victorian

• “Her all but onomatopoetic cry harbors again (typography aside) that primal "ah" or”

  Phonemanography: Romantic to Victorian

• “Yes, scourge -- and it is truly onomatopoetic -- say it slow and the word "scourge" just tears right through your soul as you see what time has onomatopoeically wrought.”

  Stephanie Gertler: Remote Control

• “To support this view they can point out that other languages can employee different onomatopoetic means to express the same animal sound. p.”

  The cow goes..."Hamba"?

• “The technology calls to mind Victor Borge, the musician and comedian famous for his "Phonetic Punctuation" routine, in which he recited a story, making onomatopoetic sounds for the commas, periods, question marks, etc.”

  Joystick Takes Cues by Voice | Impact Lab

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