Onomatopoeia refers to words that sound like the noise or sound they are describing. It's when a word sounds like what it's related to, like "buzz" for the sound of a bee or "meow" for the sound a cat makes.
Sentences with «onomatopoeia»
Many people may think of onomatopoeia as just making animal sounds for children, as in What does the fox say?. (sciencedaily.com)
Do I really need to know what the Japanese onomatopoeia for rolling is? (4thletter.net)
You play as QT3 in Doki, a robot left behind by its human family and on its way to the scrapyard - newer model robots are capable of feeling and understanding humanity («doki - doki» is a Japanese onomatopoeia for the sound of a throbbing heart). (shortpause.com)