onomatopoeia
noun
the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
onomatopoeically
-
a word derived from
onomatopoeia.
Example Sentences
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They include such delights as the pobblebonk, named onomatopoeically, and the tiny assa wollumbin, found on one mountain, with males that carry tadpoles in kangaroo-style pouches.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2022
At night, the constant hum of generators blends with the clarion calls of the onomatopoeically named coquí frog.
From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2017
It whirls and rattles well, and I remember my own childhood when we called this apparatus onomatopoeically a windwhirr.
From Look Back on Happiness by Paula Wiking
