onomatopoeic
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The pedal added a distinct, elastic and almost vocal-like tone to lead playing — which gave it its onomatopoeic nickname.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
To the Nolan fanboys, the “Batman” television series’ creators made West carry shark repellent and throw onomatopoeic punches because they didn’t understand what it meant to be Batman.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026
Others still have functionally random names, like the onomatopoeic Bobolink and Veery, or Osprey, which is derived from the Old French word ospreit, itself coming from a Latin word meaning “bird of prey.”
From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2024
I paused briefly and giggled to myself, wondering how I would translate the cleverness of this addictive, onomatopoeic hook into English.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2021
Silly songs and rhymes with interesting onomatopoeic sounds and simple, repetitive words are also highly useful, such as “Galumph Went the Little Green Frog” and “Jelly in a Bowl.”
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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