Spell out the phonetics of SOUNDS (not WORDS)

[L.C.]

Purpose of thread: Entertainment, enthusiasm, puzzle/thinking

Objective of thread: Spell out sounds, not words (ie. prang, ding, dong). Words like prang, ding, and dong will not work because people will read these as though like any other English word, rather than understanding and reading them as though a sound.

 

Example sound scenario #1: Phonetically spell out the sound of an empty metal bucket being dropped onto a concrete floor.

Possible solution to example: dingdgileling

Technical analysis: The 'ding' part itself at the beginning alone wouldn't be valid, but since it is joint with 'dgileling' to form 'dingdgileling', for most people it should be very clear as to what sound 'dingdgileling' is describing. If you could repeat it with your tongue somehow, it might be slightly accurate and precise to what the sound being asked for sounds like. Just by looking at it, most of us should automatically know the sound. If it were 'dingdingling', it would not have the same effect. BTW, that 'dgileling' was unintentional misspelling from the individual who provided me this example, but it was the best of all his guesses.

 

Example sound scenario #2: Blow torch.

Possible solution to example: Qwhehwehewhehhewheh

Technical analysis: A blow torch sounds like a windy/rushy air being released with a little "whewhewhwehehew" beginning with a 'q' pronounced like the 'q' in 'Qwerty'

 

 

 

What should or could you post? You do not need the technical analysis part, I only included that so as to help describe the objective. I want the 'possible solution of your example', and it is up to you to identify what sound it is you are representing.

 

Can anyone phonetically spell the sound for spittling your tongue (one of those illustrations where cartoon character sticks tongue out and makes that one plzbhh sound at another character)?

[»SD>Big]

guns in ss

 

pew pew pew!

[Cheese]

you must be very bored

[Samapico]

the awkward silence in this thread: * .... *

[»Xog]

You do realize the term for this is "an onomatopoeia"

[Dr Brain]

You do realize the term for this is "an onomatopoeia"

 

That's words that sound like the thing they describe. The examples LC gave are decidedly not actual words. But onomatopoeia is a good vocab word, none the less.

[»SD>Big]

You do realize the term for this is "an onomatopoeia"

 

That's words that sound like the thing they describe. The examples LC gave are decidedly not actual words. But onomatopoeia is a good vocab word, none the less.

 

the live action batman tv show used a lot of them