chchchch.

n.  a French word for musical percussion lacking a definite note (fr.AudioFanzine.com).


n.  the dying word of a Hunter, a human-reptile hybrid created by the Umbrella Corporation in the video game “Resident Evil Zero” (Alasdair Lo, “Resident Evil Strategy Guide”).


n.  the sound of brushing one’s teeth in the chant of the street game “Brush Your Teeth,” as described by David Saphra.


n.  the squawk of the Rainbow Lorikeet, as described in “Thoughts From the Bottom of the Glass,” EnchantedQuill.net.

chchchch chchchch.

n.  the chugging of a train, as described in “The Chattanooga Choo-Choo” by Emmie Wayland.

chchchchch.

n.  the “guttural unvoiced growl” of a tiger (Metamorphosism.com).


n.  the sound of a bionic person.

<You can hear “chchchchch” every time he steals your morning paper.  —Joe Crowe, “Signs Your Neighbor is Bionic,” RevolutionSF.>

n.  the sound of static, as discussed by the New York City BVE Motorman’s Forum.

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n.  the rapid, squeaky notes of the Carruthers’ Cisticola bird, as described in Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania by Dale A. Zimmerman.

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