For years, nobody thought much about the identity of the real life tot, instead it was simply an adorable presence beaming and gurgling over a happy land.
He uses the word sizzle for the hissing sound made by frying meat, and describes a coffee machine using the word gurgle - the low pleasant sound liquids make when flowing quickly through a narrow space.
The sound came from the chest of drawers, and Peter made a merry face. No one could ever look quite so merry as Peter, and the loveliest of gurgles was his laugh. He had his first laugh still.
He had hardly gone as far as the pump when he heard a soft, gurgling bird voice from the old apple tree in the yard, and a bluebird fluttered down almost to his feet.
Down sunk the bell, with a gurgling sound, The bubbles rose and burst around; Quoth Sir Ralph, The next who comes to the Rock, Won't bless the Abbot of Aberbrothok.
Other examples of onomatopoeia are sizzle - a hissing sound, and gurgle – the low pleasant sound a liquid makes when it flows quickly through a narrow space.