The process of creating a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes

English Onomatopoeia: Animal Sounds

Finally, we’re down to the animal sounds. From the meowing cat to the hiss of a snake, let’s review what animal sounds are called in English.

baa	goat / sheep
buzz	insects like bees, mosquitoes, or flies
chirp	bird
chirp	crickets
cluck	chicken
cock-a-doodle-doo	rooster
gobble	turkey
hiss	snake
hoot	owl
meow	cat
moo	cow
neigh	horse's sound
oink	pig
quack	duck
ribbit	frog
roar	lion
woof / bow-wow	a sound of a dog's bark

Conclusion

Learning about onomatopoeia in English can help you with your reading comprehension especially when you indulge in comic books and children’s stories. These words are also quite common in everyday conversations and they make storytelling quite fun!
What other words should we add on this list? And how different are these words to your native language? Do share with us in the comments!

Onomatopoeic Words

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  Create specific sounds or moods
  
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  Give your poems and plays some pizazz
  
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  When read aloud make your writing come alive
  

Onomatopoeic words are commonly used in comic strips and comic books. Their technique gives the reader an instant sound effect.
So too are onomatopoeic words used in almost every baby book. We teach our children their first words without even realising what they are: words that imitate animals, movement and sound.
Onomatopoeia, what a word!
It means every sound effect you've ever heard.
Ding, dong, ping, pong, clank, swoosh, crash, bang, crunch, zip, munch and sizzle. Crackle, hiss, zap, oink, splat, whiz, moo and achoo.
If you ever needed to add that extra zing to your story, article or hub, add a dash of this and a swoosh of that.
Don't just say it rained, let the thunder roar through the sky, clap, bang and rumble. When night falls, let the sky explode with a crash and a hissing of fireworks.
Don't just let the day start out as any ordinary day. Let the sun sizzle. The birds chirp. The fallen leaves rustle.
In your writing, let all your animals play a part. Give them a voice. Make them bark, bleat, croak, chirp, neigh, hiss and meow. Make little feet pitter patter across the floor. Let horns honk, beep and boom. Toys rattle, crash, jingle and jangle.