Word
boing
Phoneticsbo·ing
Definition
interj. the sound of something bouncy or springy hitting a surface. You use this word to imitate the noise of a spring jumping up.
interj. an onomatopoeic representation of the sound made by a compressed spring or a resilient object rebounding from a surface.
Examples
“The ball hit the floor with a loud boing.”
“Every time the cartoon character jumps on the trampoline, the speakers emit a comical boing sound effect.”
“The sound designer layered a metallic boing over the animation to emphasize the exaggerated elasticity of the protagonist's mechanical legs.”
Examples
simple
“The ball hit the floor with a loud boing.”
contextual
“Every time the cartoon character jumps on the trampoline, the speakers emit a comical boing sound effect.”
complex
“The sound designer layered a metallic boing over the animation to emphasize the exaggerated elasticity of the protagonist's mechanical legs.”
Usage
Often used as an exclamation or a sound effect in informal writing and comics.
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