Onomatopoeia - please help

0 I think 'onomatopoeia' is one, too. 0-

0First, onomatopoeia is the imitation of a 01i00sound02i00; therefore, while your first three examples could well be onomatopoetic, 'mince' is certainly not. Another way to check is to look at the etymology of the word, and you will find that 'mince' comes from the Latin 01i00minutia02i00, 'smallness'. 02br
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0PBS has a really cute video demo on onomatopoeia. Too bad I can't find it online.050010id6

0 There is a fascinating article on Sound Symbolism at: 02br
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0 Bellows, roar, shot, mince. Among the four, "roar" would be of onomatopoeic origin. "Shoot" would has some possibility of onomatopoeic origin. 02br
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00Typical onomatopoeic verbs are bang, beep, bubble, bump, clash, clasp, click, dabble, dazzle, drag, drizzle, drop, drum, fumble, glitter, grumble, grudge, jump, kick, knack, splash, sprinkle, trot, tumble, whip, twinkle,

Hi Penny

I'm currently doing the same course you are (assuming your question has arisen from assignment 2/book 3 of the TED Editing and Proofreading course) and I found your post while researching the question.

Roar was the only one I could find in this passge also. Considering they have asked the question in the plural, suggesting there is more than one example of onomatopoeia,