cmrlj.

n.  a Slovenian word for “bumble bee.”

crkk.

n.  the creaking of wooden planks straining, as in the graphic novel Uzumaki 3 by Junji Ito.

crkzzzz.

n.  the crackle of a dying cell phone signal, as in the graphic novel Bob the Hamster by James Paige; see also bzzzk, kzzzrt, bzz bzz zzk zzk zk kzrp zzrz.

crnch.

n.  the crunch of a tree branch felled by a hurricane, as in the graphic novel Uzumaki 2 by Junji Ito.

crrk.

n.  a “screech of metal cut like paper,” as when someone snips through a wrecked vehicle to save the driver in the novel The Gold Coast by Kim Stanley Robinson.


n.  a call to lure a puffin.

<“Crrk!” he called with a low throaty sound as a puffin went whizzing past, looking curiously at Brendan but keeping a safe distance.  Again, “Crrk!”  The bird wheeled in a tight arc and came back.  “Crrk!”  The bird was being drawn by the noise, closer and closer.  —Tim Severin, The Brendan Voyage.>

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