Looking at Onomatopoeia and Metaphor, Simile, Collective Nouns, and my Delusional Dictionary. For definitions of those, click here to read the introductory post to the series. This week’s words: Keen, Kind, Kaleidoscope, Kangaroo. Onomatopoeia: Keen: To ‘keen’ is generally thought of as to make a wailing or moaning sound. But this word can also describe …
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Sorry this is a day late: domestic concerns took precedence yesterday! Looking at Onomatopoeia and Metaphor, Simile, Collective Nouns, andmy Delusional Dictionary. For definitions of those, click here to read the introductory post to the series. This week’s words: Jangle, Joyful, Jack of all trades. Onomatopoeia: Jangle: ‘Jangle’ is one of those words crying out …
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Looking at Onomatopoeia and Metaphor, Simile, Collective Nouns, andmy Delusional Dictionary. For definitions of those, click here to read the introductory post to the series. This week’s words: Itch, Innocent, Implausibility, Imam. Onomatopoeia: Itch Whether ‘itch’ is onomatopoeic is probably a matter of opinion. I’m including it here as it has the power, through association, …
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Examining Onomatopoeia and Metaphor, Simile, Collective Nouns, and adding to my Delusional Dictionary. For definitions of those, click here to read the introductory post to the series. This week’s words: Hoot, Hot, Horde, House. Onomatopoeia: Hoot ‘Hoot’ is word we associate with owls as a rule. But it can also describe laughter of a certain type. …
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Looking at Onomatopoeia and Metaphor, Simile, Collective Nouns, andmy Delusional Dictionary. For definitions of those, click here to read the introductory post to the series. This week’s words: Grumbling, Good, Gang, Gardener. Onomatopoeia: Grumbling ‘Some folk spend their lives grumbling, usually about matters they can’t control. In fact, some people are said never to be …
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Looking at Onomatopoeia and Metaphor, Simile, Collective Nouns, and my Delusional Dictionary. For definitions of those, click here to read the introductory post to the series. This week’s words: Fizzle, Free, Fleet, Fuck. Onomatopoeia: Fizzle ‘Young Jimmy looked on with growing disappointment as his favourite whizz-bang firework, dampened by constant rain, sputtered and fizzled out …
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Looking at Onomatopoeia and Metaphor, Simile, Collective Nouns, and my Delusional Dictionary. For definitions of those, click here to read the introductory post to the series. This week’s words: Eek, Easy as, Exaltation, Energy. Onomatopoeia: Eek I’ve always found ‘eek’ a little, shall we say, timid? But, that, of course, may be its beauty. Not …
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Word cloud created through wordart.com Looking at Onomatopoeia and Metaphor, Simile, Collective Nouns, and my Delusional Dictionary. For definitions of those, click here to read the introductory post to the series. This week’s words: Ding-dong, Dead, Drove, Deputy. Onomatopoeia: Ding-dong: The sound of bells, which can also be described onomatopoeically as a tinkle, clang, chime, …
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Word Cloud created with wordart.com Looking at Onomatopoeia and Metaphor, Simile, Collective Nouns, and my Delusional Dictionary. For definitions of those, click here to read the introductory post to the series. This week’s words: Pitter-patter, as poor as, Pod, Psychiatrist. Onomatopoeia: Pitter-patter: We’re probably all familiar with the ‘pitter-patter’ of tiny feet; a reference to …
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Word cloud created through wordart.com Looking at Onomatopoeia and Metaphor, Simile, Collective Nouns, and my Delusional Dictionary. For definitions of those, click here to read the introductory post to the series. This week’s words: Clap, Like ice, Covey, Conservative. Onomatopoeia: Clap – the sound made by palms brought together quickly, usually as a way of …
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Word cloud created via wordart.com Looking at Onomatopoeia and Metaphor, Simile, Collective Nouns, and my Delusional Dictionary. For definitions of those, click here to read the introductory post to the series. This week’s words: Bleat, Big, Band, Book. Onomatopoeia: Bleat: Sheep bleat, but the word can also be used to describe moaning, with some synonyms …
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Word cloud created through wordart.com Looking at Onomatopoeia, Simile, and Collective Nouns, and my Delusional Dictionary. For definitions of those, click here to read the introductory post to the series. This week’s words: Murmuring, Like over-ripe camembert, Bed of daffodils, Newspaper. Onomatopoeia: ‘…and murmuring of innumerable bees.’ ‘The moan of doves in immemorial elms And …
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Word cloud created via wordart.comhttp://www.wordart.com Looking at Onomatopoeia, Simile, and Collective Nouns, and my Delusional Dictionary. For definitions of those, click here to read the introductory post to the series. This week’s words: Gulp, Silent and still as bone, Pack, Incompetence Onomatopoeia: Gulp ‘Already the foul stench filled his nostrils, making breathing difficult. He gulped …
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Word cloud created through wordart.com Looking at Onomatopoeia, Simile, and Collective Nouns, and my Delusional Dictionary. For definitions of those, click here to read the introductory post to the series. This week’s words: Creak, Croak, Blind as a bat, Deaf as a post, Equivocation of politicians, Photographer. Onomatopoeia: creak, croak ‘Here in the UK we …
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Word cloud via wordart.com Let’s look at Onomatopoeia, Simile, and Collective Nouns, and my Delusional Dictionary. For definitions of those, click here to read the introductory post to the series. This week’s words: Sizzle, Black as a fascist’s heart, Army, Judge. Onomatopoeia: Sizzle ‘The sizzle of savoured scraps and stolen eggs’ Here, the cooking sounds …
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