Definition of "nonwords" [nonwords]

• Plural form of nonword. (noun)

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• "Only in the director's cut, the video, are the nonwords, the sound, the noise, the true reaction."
• "Worse, his students had taken to writing words such as ‘bang,’ ‘pop,’ and ‘splat,’ as well as nonwords masquerading as words, such as ‘kaboom,’ ‘yikes,’ ‘glunk,’ and even ‘arrrghhhh,’ often followed by multiple exclamation points."
• "And there were shouters of the Spirit, she knew this for a fact—a band of charismatics who leapt and wept on the top floor, uttering words and nonwords, treating knife wounds with prayer."