sound of a train sound of a train riding on a railroad switch or joint (“Song of the train” by David McCord, in “Noisy poems” by Jill Bennett). also: clickety-clack
onomatopoeia: 1. the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (as buzz, hiss) 2. the use of words whose sound suggests the sense
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