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Meanings of onomatopoeical in English

(Of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound.

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Examples for "imitative"
Examples for "imitative"
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There are two great schools of art; the imitative and the imaginative.
Hyperion
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The sentiment of the white village was overpowering among the imitative negroes.
Birthright: A Novel
3
The imitative arts do not exist, or are in their lowest state.
Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2
4
Their suicide attempts appear in the spirit of imitative or experimental play.
The tipping point: how little things can make a big difference
5
Words in their first formation were doubtless constituted by their imitative power.
The Psychology of Beauty
1
THE French word doucement has an onomatopoeic sensuality that is entirely absent from any English synonym.
The Irish Times
2
Historical note: There are a couple of onomatopoeic myths circulating about the origin of this term.
The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000
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And he would have chosen it instinctively-foronomatopoeic reasons-becauseit hums and drones and murmurs dreamily.
A Prisoner in Fairyland (The Book That 'Uncle Paul' Wrote)
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Note some of the most effective onomatopoeic passages.
A History of English Literature
5
Of course, calling it a vaguely onomatopoeic Smooff makes everything else seem like a bastion of sensible, mature branding.
The Irish Times
1
However, in category III, all tumors were detected as low-echoic by B-mode ultrasonography.
Pubmed
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One tumor showed a hyper-echoic pattern which grew very rapidly.
Pubmed
3
The shadow felt Jedi Masters stride the vast echoic emptiness of the vaulted halls outside.
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
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It is an echoic city, filled with shadows.
The Guardian
5
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) examination showed an encapsulated cystic lesion with relatively homogenous and highly echoic contents.
Pubmed
1
Note the onomatopoetic effect of the rhythm.
A Book of German Lyrics
2
Notice for example the onomatopoetic effect in 13, 7 and 8:
A Book of German Lyrics
3
A crude translation of the words, lacking entirely the onomatopoetic quality of the original goes something like this:
The Cruise of the Kawa: Wanderings in the South Seas
4
SIRRT, an onomatopoetic word coined by the poet to imitate the sound of the scythe cutting through the grain.
A Book of German Lyrics
5
Its name, like that of the minminzemi, is onomatopoetic; but in Izumo the sounds of its chant are given thus:
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: Second Series