onomatopoeia
on·o·mato·poe·ia
1
: the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)also : a word formed by onomatopoeia
In comic books, when you see someone with a gun, you know it's only going off when you read the onomatopoeias.—Christian Marclay
2
: the use of words whose sound suggests the sense
a study of the poet's onomatopoeia
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