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Significados de onomatopoeical en inglés

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

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      Examples for "imitative"
      Examples for "imitative"
      1
      There are two great schools of art; the imitative and the imaginative.
      Hyperion
      2
      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
      3
      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)
      4
      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
      2
      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
      4
      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