Which got me to thinking about other words that sound like their meaning. Here's my short list:
Ooze
Fizz
Swish
Shaggy
Wisp
Raindrop
Freeze
Kill
Phlegm
I'll add another to the list. The other day, I was wearing my slippers when I slipped on my wet floor and took a tumble. Does that count?
How about you? Do you have any favorite words that sound like their meaning? Or are Julia Quinn and I the only ones who ponder things like this? And is this type of word called onomatopoeia or ideophone?
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