what is a similar word for onomatopoeia
Talk:Onomatopoeia - Introduction. 1  I removed the following...  2 Onomatopoeia, from the Greek word meaning name-making, for the sounds literally make the meaning in such words as buzz, crash, whirr, clang, hiss, purr, squeak, mumble, hush, boom.. 3  As it is not a complete sentence.