25 авг. 2015 г. · Wee woo: is the sound a siren makes. It is used in jest, to make fun of police cars, fire engines, ambulances, anything with a siren, really.

14 окт. 2021 г. · Arguably, all of these qualify as onomatopoeia: shriek; scream; wail; howl; ululate. As we get more exotic: I don't know that "keen" (the ...

27 февр. 2024 г. · I've seen "wee woo" used for all types of sirens, including ambulance and fire: Wee-woo! Wee-woo! It was the unmistakable sound of a police car siren.

20 окт. 2021 г. · "Thunk," "clunk," and "clank" convey how much treble is in the sound, from least to most. "Thud" has also been suggested, which conveys a less abrupt cessation ...

12 мая 2014 г. · I've been thinking. How do I put the sound of growling stomach into words? I'm also curious about the Onomatopoeia for chewing food and swallowing water.

24 июн. 2015 г. · Onomatopoeia is the word you're looking for for words the represent the an actual sounds (eg. 'Boom!' 'Bang!' 'Clunk!' 'Clack!')

13 нояб. 2015 г. · A word for a sound that is not an onomatopoeia for that sound. I gave it ten minutes and gave up so I decided to crowdsource the question.

31 июл. 2015 г. · A blind that's of thicker hard plastic or wood might rattle as it goes up, or clatter. A blind of cloth or made of thinner plastic might make a zipping sound.

31 окт. 2016 г. · Onomatopoeia has to do with how words sound, not how they look on a page. · I don't think you can have “an” onomatopoeia.

29 июл. 2011 г. · A "chirrup" is a variant spelling of "chirp". A chirping sound is basically a sound made by a bird. If you want to hear it, you can wake up ...