This is a list of onomatopoeia words that I’ve compiled. They add zing and zest to writing, if used judiciously. (There’s some duplication. There’s a reason for that.) If you have additional words to suggest, please use my Contact page.

Alan Jordan’s List of Onomatopoeia words :

A

Aahhh

achoo

ahem

Ahem

ahem (vocal)

Arf

arf arf

Arghh

awe

Awooga, or Aooga, the sound of an old-fashioned vehicle horn

B

baa

bah

bam (collision)

Bang

bang (collision)

Bang! The sound of an explosion or a gunshot

bark

barroom

bash

bawl

beep

Beep, a high-pitched signal

Beep, beep, 1929 word for a car horn

belch (vocal)

blab

blare

bleep

blink

blip

bloop (water)

blurt

blurt (vocal)

boing

boink

bong

boo

Boo

boo hoo

boom

Boom, the sound of an explosion

bow wow

bray (animal)

Brrng

bubble

bump

burp

buzz

buzz (animal)

C

Cackle

cackle

Chatter

chatter

chatter (vocal)

cheep (animal)

Cheer

Ching, the sound of metal on metal

chirp (animal)

chomp

choo choo

chop

chortle (animal)

chow

chug

clang (collision)

Clank

clank

clank (collision)

Clap

clap (collision)

Clatter

clatter

clatter (collision)

Click

click

click (collision)

clink

clink (collision)

Clink, the sound of glass on glass

clip

clomp

cluck

cluck (animal)

clunk

cock a doodle doo

cock-a-doodle-doo (animal)

crack

Crackle

Crackle, the sound of wood burning

Crash

crash

crash (collision)

Crash, the sound of a heavy object falling or colliding

Creak, the sound a door makes when opening

crinkle

croak

crow

Crunch

crunch

crunch (collision)

cuckoo

cuckoo (animal)

D

ding (collision)

ding a ling

ding dong

Ding dong, the sound of a ringing bell

Ding-Dong

dip

dribble (water)

Drip

drip

drip (water)

drizzle (water)

drop

dunk

E

Eek

eek

eek (vocal)

ewe

Eeeee (expression of joy)

Ewww or oooh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-yCg-0-baE (expression of ewe for amazement or disgust)

F

fisst (air)

Fizz

fizz

Fizz, sound of effervescence

fizzle

flap

flick

flip

flit

Flipflop

flop

flutter

flutter (air)

Flutter, sound of rapid motion, e.g. aeroelastic flutter

fwoosh (air)

G

gasp (air)

gee

giggle

giggle (vocal)

grate

grind

groan

groan (vocal)

Growl

growl

growl (vocal)

grumble

grunt

grunt (vocal)

gulp (vocal)

gurgle

gurgle (vocal)

H

hack

Haha

hee haw

Hiccup

hiccup

hiss

hiss (animal)

ho ho ho

holler

Honk

honk

honk (animal)

Honk, sound of a car horn; also used for the call of a goose

hoot

hop

Howl

howl

howl (animal)

huh

hum

Hush

I

J

Jangle

Jingle

jingle (collision)

K

Kaboom, the sound of an explosion

ker-ching

kerchoo

kerplunk

knock (collision)

Knock, the sound of a knuckle or a knocker lightly striking a door

L

Lala

M

Meow

meow

Moan

moan

moan (vocal)

Moo

moo

mumble

mumble (vocal)

munch

Murmur

murmur

murmur (vocal)

N

Neigh

neigh

O

Oink

oink

oooh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-yCg-0-baE (as in oooh ahhh)

Oom-pah, the rhythmical sound of a deep brass instrument in a band

ooze

ouch

owe

P

phew

Ping

ping

pitter patter

pizzazz

plink plunk

Plop

plop

plunk

Poof

poof

Pow

pow

Psst

purr (animal)

Q

Quack

quack (animal)

R

rattle

retch

Ribbit

ribbit

ribbit (animal)

Ring

ring

rip

Roar

roar

Rumble

rush

Rustle

rustle

S

scrape

screech

screech (collision)

Shhh

shriek

shuffle

shush

sigh

Sizzle

sizzle

slam

slap (collision)

slop

Slosh

slurp

Smack

smack

smash (collision)

smooth

Snap, the sound of a twig breaking or wet wood on a fire

snarl

sniff

snuff

snort

splash (water)

Splash, sound of water upon disturbance

splat

Splat, the sound a tomato makes when it hits a hard surface

spray (water)

sprinkle (water)

squeak

squeal

squeal (vocal)

squirt (water)

Squish

squish

squall

Swish

swish

swish (air)

swoop

Swoosh

swoosh

swoosh (air)

T

Tap

tap

Thud

thud

thud (collision)

Thump

thump

thump (collision)

Tick tick tick, sound of a timer

tick tock

Tick tock, sound of a clock

Tick-Tock

Tlot (horse hooves)

Toot

toot

trickle

tsk

twang

tweet (animal)

twinkle

U

ughh

ummm

varoom

V

Vroom, sound of an engine revving up

vworp

W

waft (air)

wah

warble (animal)

wee

weep

whack

whiff

whiff (air)

Whimper

whimper

whimper (vocal)

whine

whip

whip (air)

Whirr

Whisper

whiz

whizz (air)

whoosh

whoosh (air)

Whoosh, sound of the wind

Woof

woof woof

X

Y

yakety yak

yap

yawn

yell

yelp

yikes

yip

yip pee

Z

zap

Zap, sound of an electrostatic discharge

zig zag

zing

Zip

zip

zonk

Zoom

zoom

Many of the words come from these sources. Also, there’s some interesting information on these pages.

https://examples.yourdictionary.com/5-examples-of-onomatopoeia.html

https://thinkwritten.com/onomatopoeia/

https://www.sps186.org/downloads/basic/607638/OnomatopoeiaWordListActivity.pdf

https://www.examples.com/education/onomatopoeia-examples.html