pump-a-rum
sound of a drum (“the ceremonial band” by James Reeves, in “Noisy poems” by Jill Bennett)
punt
sound of a kick (“Garfield”, Jim Davis)
purr
purr /p_r/ Verb(of a cat) Make a low continuous vibratory sound usually expressing contentment. NounA low continuous vibratory sound, typically that made …
popped
popped past participle, past tense of pop (Verb) VerbMake a sudden, sharp, explosive sound.
plain chachalaca
(Ortalis vetula) a large bird in the Cracidae family. The call is a loud, raucous RAW-pa-haw or cha-cha-LAW-ka, often by several birds …
popping
popping present participle of pop (Verb) VerbMake a sudden, sharp, explosive sound.
plink
plink /pliNGk/ VerbEmit a short, sharp, metallic or ringing sound. NounA short, sharp, metallic or ringing sound.
potato-potato-potato
Sound of a poorly running motorcycle engine. The sound emphasis is on the ‘p’ and ‘t’ rather than the vowels. Janet writes: …
Plip – plip – ploop – plip – plip – plip – plip – ploop
sound of light summer rain hitting the roof (ref)
pow
pow /pou/ ExclamationExpressing the sound of a blow or explosion: “Pow! Bombs went off on six beaches at once”.