ONOMATOPOEIA

Some words in the English Language imitate or suggest the source of the sound that it describes; especially animal sounds. For example a duck quacks, a dog barks, a lion roars and a cat meows.

Similarly, many words have been created from sounds created by objects.

So, we say

1.      the babble of a stream

2.      the beat of a drum

3.      the booming of a gun

4.      the ring of a telephone

5.      the clink of a coin

6.      the dripping of water

7.      the gurgle of a stream

8.      the hissing of steam

9.      the howling of the wind

10.  the jangling of chains

11.  the jingle of coins

12.  the lapping of water

13.  the patter of feet

14.  the screeching of brakes

15.  the slam of a door

16.  the toot of a horn

17.  the whack of a cane

18.  the singing of a kettle

19.  the bubbling of water

20.  the crackling of wood

21.  the creak of a hinge

22.  the lash of a whip

23.  the twang of a bow

24.  the wail of a siren