buzz: A bee or a fly meow: A cat woof: A dog quack: A duck moo: A cow oink: A pig baa: A sheep neigh: A horse hiss: A snake or steam roar: A lion tweet: A small bird chirp: A cricket or bird hoot: An owl croak: A frog squeak: A mouse or a creaky hinge boom: A loud explosion or thunder bang: A sudden loud noise crash: Things falling and breaking splash: Water hitting something drip: A drop of water plop: A small object landing in water sizzle: Food frying pop: A balloon bursting crackle: A fire snap: A twig breaking thud: A heavy object falling clap: Hands hitting together knock: A hand on a door ding: A small bell ring: A phone or bell clang: Metal hitting metal honk: A car horn or goose beep: A machine or horn vroom: A fast engine zoom: Something moving fast whoosh: Air moving quickly swish: A smooth movement through air or water slurp: Drinking noisily gulp: Swallowing quickly burp: Air from the stomach hiccup: A sudden gasp achoo: A sneeze giggle: A silly laugh snore: Breathing loudly in sleep yawn: A tired breath sniff: Smelling with the nose munch: Chewing crunchy food crunch: Biting something crisp smack: A hit or a kiss sound whisper: Soft speech murmur: A low steady sound mumble: Unclear speech rustle: Leaves or paper moving tick: A clock tock: A clock click: A small hard sound clatter: A jumble of noisy hard sounds rattle: Short sharp sounds shaken together jingle: Little bells tinkle: A light ringing sound patter: Rain or little feet splat: Something wet hitting a surface thump: A dull knock bam: A sharp hit zip: Fast movement or a zipper swoosh: A rush of sound flutter: Wings gurgle: Water flowing in a throat or pipe squish: Soft wet mud sputter: A weak spitting sound Free flashcards from Peabody at peabody.kids/flashcards/la-onomatopoeia