onomatopoeia

The formation or use of words such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.

A word formed in imitation of the sound of the thing it signifies; an imitative word. See the extract.

The property of a word of sounding like what it represents.

A word that sounds like what it represents, such as “gurgle” or “hiss”.

The use of language whose sound imitates that which it names.

using words that imitate the sound they denote