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OnomatopoeiaSounds Like...
Marcie Atkins
Tanja Bauerle
Margaret Chiu Greanias
Sue Frye
K!"en Fulton
Ch!"ine Irvin
Elaine Kiely Kearns
Sab!na Marchal
Joanna Marple
Yvonne MesSaba Nega$
Susan Rankin-Pollard
Teresa Robeson
Donna L. Sadd
Special &anks To Our Cont!butors
Table of Contents
ElementsEarth, Fire, Water, Wind
Food and Drink Sounds
AnimalsMovements and Sounds
Mystical Creatures
Sounds from PeoplePeopleClothingEmotions
Bodily Sounds
Devices, Mechanics, Sounds in a Building
Sounds heard in the CitySounds heard in the Country
Trees Crash, Leaves Flip-Flap when it rains, Rustling,
Storms: Lightning Cracks when it strikes trees, Rain Gushes in torrents off the mountains, Streams Roar as they Rush of the hillsides, Thunder dooms from mountain to mountain, Rain pounds roofs,
Other Country Events:Sounds from a fair.Gunshots during hunting seasonLawn mowerTractorsHammering mending fencesSquirrels jumping from one tree to anotherSwings squeakingTurtles burrowing downClothes on a line whippingScratching from bearsThe clunkety sound from an old pick up truckKids riding 4 wheelersSounds from bucks scraping antlers on a treeBoys working on carsChildren climbing in treesSlithering of snakesHawks cawing for preyKids camping in their backyardsHikers trekking through the fieldsCows, goats, sheep, pigs in fieldsGetting directions that say turn at Oak tree or go past 4 barns and a silo.Sound from old sprinkler (chu chu, kink, igga, igga, igga)Farmers plowing, planting and harvestingSomeone snapping peas or shucking cornPlopping apples to the ground after picking.Throwing balls into a pecan tree to hear them scatter to the ground.Shaking persimmon or kumquat trees to knock the fruit off.
Sounds heard in the Country
BLACK africanafro-americanafter darkafter hoursalarmingappallingashenatramentousauthorityawfulbadbedtimebefore dawnbeginning of darknessbereftbleakblindbroodybummed outcaliginouscast downcataclysmiccatastrophiccheerlesscoalcoldcolorlesscomfortlesscompanionlessconfidencecontrolcontusecrepusculecrestfallencrueldarkdark hoursdarkeneddarkest of darkdarknessdeaddead of nightdeep charcoaldejected
deplorabledepressingdespondentdiabolicaldimdingydirtydisastrousdisconsolatediscourageddiscouragingdishearteningdismaldispiriteddistressingdown in the dumpsdownhearteddrabdreadfuldrearisomedrearydullduskdusk to dawnduskinessduskyearly darkebonyeleganceenragedeveeveningeventidefadedfearfulfeeblefiercefilthyflatfoggyforlornfoulfrightfulfuliginousfunerealfuriousghoulish
gloomygloweringgrievousgrimgrimygrubbyharshhazyheavyheartedhiddenhopelesshorriblehorridhostilehurtingimpenetrableimpurein a funkin the pitsindistinctink-likeinkyintimidationjarringjetjettyjoylesslack of lightlacklusterlamentablelate afternoonlatter part of a dayleadenlicoricelifelesslonelylowloweringmacabremattemeanmelancholymenacingmidnightmiserablemopeymorose
mournfulmuckymuddymuffledmurkymutedmysterynastynefariousnightfallnighttidenighttimenocturnalobscureobsidianof the deepest dyeonyxopaqueoppressiveovercastpitchpitch-darkplainpowerprotectionravenraylessresentfulroilyruinoussadsadisticscowlingseriousshadowyshockingslatesloesmokysoiledsombersooty sophisticationsoursqualidstainedstarless
BLUEauthoritybeautybubblescadetcapricornflowerlapislapis lazuliall torn upat end of one's ropeatmosphericaustereazurebereftbleakbrackish waterbrine
brinybrokenheartedcalmcast downceruleancheerlesscold confidenceconservativecontemplationcomfortlesscompanionlesscoolcrestfallencynicaldavy jones's lockerdeepdeep indigodejecteddepresseddesolatedespondentdevotiondisconsolatediscouraged dismaldispiriteddowndown and outdown in the dumpsdownbeatdowncastdownhearteddrabdrearisomedrinkforlornfranticfrigidfunkygentianglumgrief-strickenhelphonesty
idealisticintelligencein the doldrumsin the dumpsin the pitsin the soupinconsolablejoylessjoylesslonelylonesomeloyaltylow-spiritedlugubriousnostalgicmazarinemelancholymirthlessmiserablemoonstonemopeymournfulnot a prayeroceanopalescentoppressivepensiveperiwinkleperseverancepessimisticposeidon's realmorderlyreliabilityresponsibilityrigidsadsalinesalt watersaltysea colorsereneshadysincerityskyslacksluggish
sombersoothingsorrowfulspiritlessstress reductionsuggestivesullentactthe high seastranquilitytrustrelaxationunhappyweighed downwet blanketwintrywisdomwoebegonewoefulwretched
GRAYage-oldancientantiquatedantiqueashashenbecloudbedimbefogbegrimedblanchedbleak blahblearyblindblock outbloodlesscadaverous caliginouscamlingcast a shadowcharacterlesscharcoalycheerlesschromecinerealcloakcloudedcolorlesscompromiseconcealconformationcreakydappleddeathlikedesolatedetachmentdignitydimdingy dismaldoughy
dovedrabdrearydulldunduskydustyelderlyfadedfaintfeeblefeminine energyfilmyflatfog the issuefogged infoggyfumyfuzzyghastlyghostlygloomygracegrisaillegrizzledgrizzlyhaggardhazyheatherill-definedilluminationimpartialindecisionindistinctironlacklusterleadleadenlifelesslightnesslonelymaturitymistymonotonemonotonousmoth-eatenmousy
muddy the watersmurkymushymutemutedmysteriousnavynebulousneutralneutral tintnon-emotionalno spring chicken obfuscateobscureoldieon the last legopaqueorganizedovercastover-the-hilloysterpalepallidpassépastypatiencepearlescentpearlypea-soupypepper and saltpepperypettifogplatinumpoorly litpowderyprestigeprosperitypurifyingrun-downsafesallowsereshadedshinyshroud
sicklyslatesmoggysmoke coloredsmokysocked insombersoothingsoupyspectralspiritlesssteelstonethrow up a smoke screentimeworntoned downtransitionreflectionunclearunilluminateduninspiredvagueveil venerablewanwaxenwealthwhitishwormworse for wear
born yesterdaybottlebountifulbrand-newbuddingbumblingbunglingburgeoningbutterfingerscallowcalmcaribbeancharitychildlikecitroncleanconservationcrispcrispycrudedabblingdawndevelopingdo-gooderdown to earthdupableeasy markemeraldenduranceenvironmental envyfalling forfirmflounderingflourishingflowingfreshfullgardengleamingglisteninggo aheadgood judgmentgracelessgranny smith apple
grassgrasslandgreedygrowinggrowthhalf-bakedhalf-cockedhalf-formedharmonyhaving two left feethaving two left handshoneydewhopehot off the pressimmatureincompetentineptinexperiencedinexpertinfantinnocentjadejejunejellybeanjune bugjunglejust outjuvenilekidklutzylatestlaurellawnleafylimelow techlumberinglushmaladroitmaturingmeadmeadowmidorimintmoorland
REDablazeactionafireaflameaflushaggressionalightangerappetitearousedattention-gettingbarnbittersweetblazingblisteringbloodshotbloodybloomingblushblushingboilingbrickbrick ovenbrilliantbroilingburgundyburningcalescentcandy applecardinalcarminecerisecherrychestnutclaretcolor of bloodconflagrantcrimsondesiredeterminationembarrassedenergyenergizingexhilarated
deathlikedeathlydelicatediamonddirtlessdoughydrabdullefficiency eggshell,elegantemptyequalityextremely palefadedfairfair-hairedfairnessfair-skinnedfaultlessflatflawlessflaxen-hairedfreshfrostedghastlygracefulgraygrowthhoaryhygienicimmaculateimpartialityinnocenceIvorylacking colorlaunderedleadenlightlividluridmilkyneatneat as a buttonneat as a pinneutralneutralitynew
new beginningsorderlyopennesspalepale-facedpallidpastypeacepearlyplainprotectionpurepurityreflectivesallowsanitaryshiningsicklysilverysimplesnowysparklingspecklesspic and spanspotlesssqueakystainlessstarksterilitytaintlesstidytow-hairedtow-headedtransparenttrimunblemisheduncompletedunfilledunmarkedunpollutedunsmudged unsoiledunspottedunstainedunsullieduntarnisheduntouchedunused
vacantvacuousvanillavirginvirginalvoidwanwashedwashed outwaxenwell-keptwholenesswiping the slate clean
YELLOWacademicanalytical aureateaurulentbananabisquebrassbrightbubbly champagnecanarychallengingcheerfulness citrinecitronconfidencecorncreamy buffcreativitycurrydaffodildandeliondesertfaint-of-heartfraidy-catfunegotisticalenthusiasm for lifegood humored gutlesshappyhoneyimpatient
impulsiveinquisitivenessintellect inviting oatmeal jaundicejoyousjudgmental knowledgelaserlemonlemonylogiclike a guinealike a quincelily liveredmellowmikadomustardnew ideasoatmealoptimismoriginal thoughtoutgoingpoltroonprimrosepungent saffronquittersallowscaredy-catscratchy sandself worthspicy curryspitefulsquished bananastrawstraw coloredsulfuroussunnysunshinetalkative wimpywussxanthous
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