chrrr-chrrr-chrrr.

n.  the rapid, buzzy call of Bonaparte’s Gull, as described by Tomm Lorenzin in “Birdsong Mnemonics”; the “harsh scolding” call of the Short-tailed Scimitar Babbler, as described in A Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia by Craig Robson.

chrrrr.

n.  a command for a camel to kneel.

<After some useless attempts I finally managed the “chrrrr,” deep from the throat, that commands camels to kneel down and wait to be saddled.  —“Those Irresistible Black Eyes,” VirtualTourist.com.>

n.  pain (as inflicted by a troubled relationship) which is forgiven but not forgotten, which suddenly pops back into consciousness and, croaking like a toad, makes even the brightest sunshine seem cheerless, as in the poem “Phantasus” by Arno Holz.


n.  the “harsh and raucous” call of Lagden’s Bush-Shrike, as described in Shrikes and Bush-Shrikes by Tony Harris.


n.  the courting call of the gecko, “like a squeaky door hinge” (The Global Gecko Association).


n.  the sound of laughter from deep within the throat.

<Jak’xen made a deep chrrrr in his thorax, a noise people knew him recognized as laughter.  —Phil Bacon, “Party Party.”>

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