Onomatopoeia

thumb|right|A sign in a shop window proclaims these silent clocks make "No Tic Tac", in imitation of the sound of a clock.

alt=A cat meowing.|right|thumb|A cat meowing A meow or miaow is a cat vocalization. Meows may have a large range of sounds. Adult cats rarely meow to each other. An adult cat meowing at a human is generally considered a post-domestication extension of meowing by kittens: a call for attention.

1980 single by The Police

study in linguistics of resemblances between sounds and meanings

act of making a noise like flatulence using the mouth, either to signify derision, or as a playful gesture

theory on the origins of human language

a short, typically high-pitched sound made by an electrical device

2024 Internet meme

large amount of sound mimeses words in Japanese

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