Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is the use of a word which, when pronounced,
sounds like what it represents.
Examples:
 sizzle /
pop / whisper / cackle / zip
Interactive example:
| After
the growl of the
thunder, there is an audible hiss.
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See also:
Glossary of grammatical terms
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